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 Halyzia dejavu Poorani & Booth ( Figs 77 , 78a , 79a–d ) Halyzia dejavu Poorani & Booth, 2006: 66 ( Holotype male, BMNH; Type locality: Sikkim , India ).— Yu 2010: 151 . Diagnosis. Length: 8.05–8.50 mm ; width: 6.96–7.20 mm . Form elongate, broadly oval, broadest around middle of elytra, dorsal side glabrous except for head. Ground colour of head, pronotum and elytra bright creamy to lemon yellow ( Figs 77a , 78a , 79a–d ), pronotum with a pair of subquadrate to crescent-shaped, reddish brown to ochreous brown spots, one on either side of scutellum on posterior margin; scutellum yellow with pale brown border; each elytron with four reddish brown to dull brown spots in a 1-2-1 pattern, all spots longer than wide and obliquely positioned; elytral suture with a dull brown to reddish brown stripe with scalloped / wavy margin; lateral sides of pronotum and elytra transparent. Ventral side mostly pale yellowish, metaventrite and abdomen darker yellow to yellowish brown. Spermatheca ( Fig. 77e ) and male genitalia ( Fig. 77f–h ) as illustrated. Distribution. India ( Arunachal Pradesh ; Sikkim ); Nepal ; Bhutan ; China . Prey / Associated habitat. Feeding on indeterminate aphids (label data); Attracted to light. Seasonal occurrence. Collected in November (label data). Notes. See Poorani & Booth (2006) for original description. Recorded from China by Yu (2010) .