Corresponding author: Muhammad Ali (
Academic editor: M. Thomas
Some new ladybird (
Ali M, Ahmed K, Ali S, Raza G, Hussain I, Nafees MA, Anjum SI (2018) An annotated checklist of Coccinellidae with four new records from Pakistan (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae). ZooKeys 803: 93–120.
According to the most recent classification, the family
Worldwide, nearly 6000 species spanning nearly 360 genera are known. Approximately 90 % of the species are predators of aphids, coccids, psyllids, aleyrodids, chrysomelid larvae, and mites, the remainder being herbivorous or mycetophagous (
From Pakistan,
According to
The coccinellid fauna of Sindh, Pakistan is insufficiently known, and no checklist exists. The goal of this paper is to contribute to the knowledge of diversity and distribution of ladybirds in Sindh as well as to present the first preliminary checklist of the species recorded previously in the territory of Sindh.
Ladybird records presented in this paper were collected, identified, and confirmed during the last four years by the authors following the checklists, descriptions, and keys given by Chapin and Ahmad (1966), Pang and Gordon (1986),
The coccinellids present in this checklist are classified on the basis of the new classification given by
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Palaearctic. North America (Poorani 2002).
Tandojam, Larkana, Mirpur Khas, Thatta, Karachi (Sarwar 2009, Mahmood et al. 2011, Ali 2013, Fazal Ellahi et al. 2017).
India, Pakistan. Palaearctic (Poorani 2002).
Karachi, Hyderabad, Tandojam, Mirpur Khas and Thatta (Sarwar 2009, Mahmood et al. 2011, Ali 2013, Fazal Ellahi et al. 2017).
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand (Poorani 2002).
Hyderabad, Larkana, Mirpur Khas, and Thatta (Ali 2013).
India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar. Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, China, Japan, Australia (Poorani 2002).
Hyderabad, Larkana, Mirpur Khas, and Thatta (Sarwar 2009, Mahmood et al. 2011, Ali 2013, Balouchi and Swati 2014, Fazal Ellahi et al. 2017).
Common. It is very difficult to compare this species with other taxa because of polymorphism. Six varieties of this species are reported from Pakistan.
Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tibet, Mongolia, China, northern and eastern Africa, Palaearctic (Poorani 2002).
Hyderabad, Karachi, and Thatta (Lohar et al. 2012, Ali 2013).
India, Nepal, Pakistan, Myanmar, Indonesia (Poorani 2002).
Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas, Thatta and Karachi (Ali 2013).
India, Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, China (Poorani 2002).
Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas, Thatta, and Karachi (Ali 2013).
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Japan, China, Europe, North America (Poorani 2002).
Hyderabad and Karachi (Ali 2013).
India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Japan, Taiwan, introduced into North America (Poorani 2002).
Hyderabad and Karachi (Ali 2013).
Pakistan, India, Central and West Asia, Afghanistan, Mediterranean region. North and Central Africa (Poorani 2002, Ali 2013).
Hyderabad and Karachi (Ali 2013).
Newly recorded from Pakistan.
India and Pakistan (Poorani 2002).
Hyderabad and Karachi (Ali 2013).
All the members of this genus are mycophagous (Ali 2013).
Agalega, American Samoa, Burma, Brazil, Ghana, Guam, Hawaii, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Reunion Island, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Swaziland, Society Islands, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey and Zimbabwe (Nandwani and Joseph 2003, NBAII 2011, Omkar and Pervez 2003, Poorani 2002, Thomas and Blanchard 2014).
Tandojam, Hyderabad and Karachi (Ali 2013).
northwestern India, Pakistan, Palaearctic, Africa (Poorani 2002).
Tandojam, Mirpur Khas, Hyderabad, and Karachi (Ali, 2013).
Pakistan, India, Spain, North Africa, Greece, Egypt, Syria, Palestine (Poorani 2002).
Karachi (Ali 2013).
Newly recorded from Pakistan.
India, Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal (Poorani 2002).
Tandojam and Hyderabad (Ali 2013).
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal (Poorani 2002).
Tandojam, Mirpur Khas, Hyderabad, and Karachi (Ali 2013).
India, Pakistan, Thailand (Poorani 2002).
Karachi and Mirpur Khas (Ali 2013).
Pakistan and India (Poorani 2002).
Tandojam, Mirpur Khas, and Karachi (Ali 2013).
India, Pakistan, Italy, Cyprus (Poorani 2002).
Tandojam, Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas and Karachi (Ali 2013).
Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, China, Asia Minor (Poorani 2002).
Tandojam, Mirpur Khas, Hyderabad, and Karachi (Ali 2013).
Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan. (Poorani 2002; Ali 2013).
Tandojam, Hyderabad, and Karachi (Ali 2013).
Newly recorded from Pakistan.
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia (Poorani 2002).
Tandojam, Hyderabad, and Karachi (Ali 2013).
Pakistan, India, Bangladesh (Poorani 2002).
Tandojam, Hyderabad and Karachi (Ali 2013).
Newly recorded from Pakistan.
Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan (Ali 2013).
Hyderabad and Karachi (Ali 2013).
Newly recorded from Pakistan.
India, Pakistan, China (Poorani 2002).
Tandojam, Mirpur Khas, Hyderabad and Karachi (Ali 2013).
Pakistan (Poorani 2002).
Karachi (Ali 2013).
India, Pakistan, Brazil, and United States (Florida) (Poorani 2002, Thomas and Blanchard 2013).
Tandojam, Mirpur Khas, Hyderabad, and Karachi (Ali 2013).
Pakistan, Thailand (Poorani 2002).
Karachi (Ali 2013).
India and Pakistan (Poorani 2002).
Karachi (Ali 2013).
Unfortunately, all the specimens were lost during the shifting of Vitoria Museum to National Museum at Karachi. From Pakistan very little taxonomic work has focussed especially on this important family of the order
Sindh Province has a rich insect fauna which have diversified into important cities like Karachi, Tandojam, Hyderabad, Larkana, Sukhur, and Mirpur Khas. Coccinellids fauna is still incompletely recorded from Sindh region and has been neglected in the past. All the research findings on coccinellids except Ali (2013) were documentary not taxonomic. No proper collections, identification procedures,or techniques have been used in Sindh to explore the hidden records of insects, including the coccinellid fauna. Ali (2013) worked more comprehensively on the systematics and distribution of ladybirds of Sindh Province with reference to their role in biological control programmes. He tried to highlight the importance of systematic study to make easy their identification as predators of mealybugs, aphids, jassids, whiteflies, and scale insects. This research work may be useful for the entomologists including research students of particularly the Sindh region, but also of Pakistan and other Oriental regions. The geographical distribution and synonyms used in this study for all systematically treated specimens were cited from the findings of
The present investigation continues the research carried by Ali (2013), and gives a preliminary checklist of ladybirds from Sindh consisting of only one subfamily, ten tribes, 21 genera, and 29 species including four new records:
The authors would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Rukhsana Perveen, who provided guidance, necessary facilities, and took a keen interest throughout the progress of the present research. We would like to extend our deep gratitude and sincere thanks to Dr. Claudio Canepari, an authority on the family