An illustrated guide to lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part 1. Tribe Coccinellini Author POORANI, J. text Zootaxa 2023 2023-08-18 5332 1 1 307 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5332.1.1 journal article 264199 10.11646/zootaxa.5332.1.1 66e0ec51-d494-43d4-965e-a2cd1462ef54 1175-5326 8261502 424F7439-4095-46A5-93E3-C4130E3B6D9A Phrynocaria perrotteti (Mulsant) ( Figs 169 , 170 ) Coelophora perrotteti Mulsant, 1850: 409 ( Lectotype , UCCC; Type locality: Pondicherry , India ). Coelophora perrotteti : Crotch 1874: 154 ; Korschefsky 1932: 296 . Anegleis ( Pseudanegleis ) perrotteti : Iablokoff-Khnzorian 1982: 296 . Phrynocaria perrotteti : Poorani, 2002a: 339 ; Poorani et al. 2021: 124 . Diagnosis. Length: 4.00– 4.70 mm ; width: 3.60–4.20 mm . Form round, strongly convex. Nominate form ( Fig. 169a–c ) very similar to Anegleis cardoni in general appearance, pale creamy yellow to brighter yellow, with black maculae on pronotum and elytra; elytral pattern highly variable as shown ( Fig. 169d–i ). Abdominal postcoxal line ( Fig. 170d ) incomplete. Male genitalia ( Fig. 170f–i ) and spermatheca ( Fig. 170e ) as illustrated. Immature stages. Larva ( Fig. 169j, k ) black with white or yellow spots, closely resembling the larva of Anegleis cardoni . Distribution. India ( Delhi , Himachal Pradesh , Karnataka , Madhya Pradesh , Mizoram , Odisha , Pondicherry , Punjab, Tamil Nadu , Uttarakhand ); Pakistan . Prey/associated habitat. Hemiptera : Aleyrodidae : Though aphidophagy is the common rule among members of the tribe Coccinellini , this species is very frequently associated with whiteflies. It has been reported to breed actively on whitefly species such as Aleurolobus barodensis (Maskell) ( Kapur 1940 ) and Aleurodicus dispersus ( Ramani et al ., 2002 ) . Frequently occurs together with Anegleis cardoni on spiralling whitefly infestations on Cassia sp. Also feeds on aphids. Collected on Cassia siamea , cotton, jamun, and sandal. Seasonal occurrence. Common during June–August in and around Bangalore. Collected in March, and December (label data). Natural enemies. Nothoserphus mirabilis Brues ; Phalacrotophora sp. Note. Korschefsky (1933) provided brief notes on its hosts and illustrated the colour variations.