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- It was previously called " Epilachna vigintioctopunctata " and is a cryptic species complex.
- In the United States, however, " Pediobius foveolatus " cannot survive cold winter months because all North American hosts ( Mexican bean beetle and Squash beetle, " Epilachna borealis " ) overwinter as adults, not larvae.
- For the present, the two genera " Epilachna " and " Henosepilachna " are clearly established as probably constituting a monophyletic group, but the genus " Subcoccinella " seems not to belong in the Epilachninae at all . " Subcoccinella " had been included in the Epilachnini on the grounds of morphology, in particular the herbivorous mouthparts, but the resemblance now seems to have arisen by adaptation to plant feeding.
- The dead, brown beetle larva is called a " mummy " ) . ( Fig . 2 ) Adult wasps emerge from the larvae after about 15 days, mate, and search for more beetle larvae to parasitize . " Pediobius foveolatus " wasps will also parasitize the larvae of squash beetle, " Epilachna borealis ", a closely related species that feeds on cucurbit crops . " Pediobius foveolatus " wasps are extremely small, about 1-2mm long ( Fig . 1 and 3 ), and will not harm humans, beneficial insects, or any organisms outside the beetle genus " Epilachna ".
- The dead, brown beetle larva is called a " mummy " ) . ( Fig . 2 ) Adult wasps emerge from the larvae after about 15 days, mate, and search for more beetle larvae to parasitize . " Pediobius foveolatus " wasps will also parasitize the larvae of squash beetle, " Epilachna borealis ", a closely related species that feeds on cucurbit crops . " Pediobius foveolatus " wasps are extremely small, about 1-2mm long ( Fig . 1 and 3 ), and will not harm humans, beneficial insects, or any organisms outside the beetle genus " Epilachna ".