''Pseudaspidimerus flaviceps'', is a species of

lady beetle Coccinellidae () is a widespread family (biology), family of small beetles. They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United Kingdom; "lady" refers to Mary, mother of Jesus, mother Mary. Entomologists use the ...

native to India, and Sri Lanka.

Description

Body color differ in Indian form and Sri Lankan form. In Indian form, body is completely plain yellowish to reddish brown in color. But in Sri Lankan form, body is almost black except apical and external borders which are pale reddish brown or sometimes with black elytra surrounding a yellow discal mark. Prosternal carinae is subparallel to slightly divergent in the anterior half. grub is light yellow in color.

Biology

It is a predator of several whiteflies, aphids and scale insects such as ''

Aphis gossypii ''Aphis gossypii'' is a tiny insect, an aphid Aphids are small sap-sucking insects in the Taxonomic rank, family Aphididae. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The grou ...

'', ''

Aphis spiraecola ''Aphis spiraecola'' is a species of aphid described in 1914 by Edith Marion Patch. Its common names include green citrus aphid, Spirea aphid, and apple aphid. It is distributed worldwide, and is most abundant in the United States. It has a dip ...

'', '' Aleurodicus dispersus'' and '' Quadraspidiotus perniciosus''.

References

Coccinellidae Insects of Sri Lanka Beetles described in 1859 Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Coccinellidae-stub