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Hosts. — Feeds upon practically the same hosts as does Hippodamia 



Fig. 191. — Adult of the common red 

 ladybird beetle, Hippodamia ambigua 

 Lee. ( Original. Drawing by Birdne- 

 koff. ) 



convergens, and has also been reported as preying upon young cottony 

 cushion scale {Icerya purchasi) . 



THE TWO-SPOTTED LADYBIRD BEETLE. 



Adaliu hipunctata Liuu. 

 (Fig. 192.) 



General Appearance. — The adult beetles are red with a black spot 

 on each wing cover; thorax black with white margins and two small 

 light spots near the middle base ; head black with light antenna? and 

 palpi ; legs black with pale feet. 



Distribution. — This beetle was sent to California by ]\Ir. B. ]\I. Lelong 

 in the year 1889, and has become established more particularly in the 



Fig. 192. — The two-spotted ladybird 

 beetle, Adalia hipunctata Linn. (Origi- 

 nal. Drawing by Birdnekoff. ) 



central part of the State. The writer has specimens collected in 

 Alameda Comity. 



Hosts. — The larvae and adults of this ladybird beetle feed almost 

 entirely upon plant lice. 



