dc:description"FIGURE 2. Tribe Chilocorini: a. Chilocorus circumdatus (Gyllenhal); b. Chilocorus nigrita (Fabricius); c. Brumoides lineatus (Weise); d. Brumoides suturalis (Fabricius); e. Curinus coeruleus (Mulsant); f. Chilocorus politus Mulsant; g. Priscibrumus uropygialis (Mulsant); h. Renius cornutus Li & Wang; i. Priscibrumus lituratus (Gorham).";
dc:description"FIGURE 3. Diagnostic characters of Chilocorini: a–c. head: a. Chilocorus; b. Curinus; c. Brumoides; d–f. maxilla: d. Brumoides; e. Parexochomus; f. Chilocorus; g–j. antenna: g. Chilocorus; h. Brumoides; i. Parexochomus; j. Curinus; k. prosternum in Chilocorus; l–n. abdominal postcoxal line: l. Chilocorus; m. Brumoides; n. Curinus; o, p. legs with angulate tibia; q. coxite, Chilocorus; r. coxite, Brumoides; s. spermatheca, Brumoides; t. spermatheca, Chilocorus; u, v. tarsal claws: u. simple (Brumoides); v. appendiculate (Chilocorus); w. female genitalia.";
dc:description"FIGURE 4. Chilocorini, life stages: a. egg of Chilocorus nigrita (Fabricius); b. egg of Brumoides suturalis (Fabricius); c–e. eggs of C. nigrita laid on prepupa and larva; f. larva of Chilocorus circumdatus (Gyllenhal); g. larva of Brumoides suturalis; h. pupa of B. suturalis; i. pupa of C. circumdatus.";
dc:description"FIGURE 5. Life stages of Chilocorus nigrita (Fabricius): a. eggs; b. early stage larva; c–e. mature larva; f. prepupa; g. pupa; h. adult.";
dc:description"FIGURE 6. Pupal aggregation in Chilocorus spp.: a, b. Chilocorus circumdatus (Gyllenhal) (Credit: a. S. Karthikeyan; b. K. Chozhan); c, d. Chilocorus nigrita (Fabricius).";
dc:description"FIGURE 7. Chilocorini feeding on various prey: a, b. Chilocorus nigrita feeding on Aspidiotus destructor; c. Chilocorus circumdatus feeding on Chrysomphalus aonidum; d. Brumoides suturalis larva feeding on mealybugs; e, f. Chilocorus nigrita larva feeding on woolly whitefly.";