A survey on ladybugs species in tea ecosystem in east Guizhou Province (continued)
Following 27 species of ladybugs belonged to 6 subfamilies in the east Guizhou Province reported in the journal 《Journal of Tea Science》 in 1996,63 species of ladybugs belonged to 26 genus of 9 subfamilies in the region are reported.Their distributing places and hosts are recorded,too.And they are divided into predatory and phytophagous ladybugs,according to their food habit.The subfamilies Hyperaspinae and Epilachninae,as well as genus Illeis which live in the marginal section adjoining to tea gardens and live on fungoid,and genus Stethorus which prey upon the spider mites are firstly reported.