The first species of Cephalophanus from India (Coleoptera: Discolomatidae) resembling epilachnine ladybirds
Yoshitomi Hiroyuki, Hájek Jiří
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 65(1): 149-152, 2025
Published online: 10th August 2025
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Abstract: Cephalophanus epilachnoides sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Western
Ghats, southwestern India. It is the first species of the genus known from the
Indian subcontinent. The new species differs from other congeners by the
peculiar elytral pattern consisting of ocellate maculation (black spots bordered
with pale brown rim) on elytra, strongly resembling the pattern of some
epilachnine ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae). A key to identification of
Cephalophanus species, and an updated checklist of the genus are provided.
Key words: Coleoptera, Discolomatidae, Cephalophaninae, Cephalophanus, checklist, key to species, mimetism, new species, taxonomyIndia, Oriental Region
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