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Hosts. — This is by far the most important natural enemy preying 

 upon the various species of mealy bugs including Pseudococcus citri, 

 P. longispinus P. nipa> as well as other species. In not a few cases it 

 las done excellent work in destroying the citrus mealy bug. 



Hypcraspis lateralis Muls. 

 (Pig. 210.) 



General Appearance. — A rather small, black ladybird beetle, nearly 

 hemispherical in shape and slightly more than one eighth of an inch in 

 diameter. There are two red or yellow spots on the wing covers near 

 the apex, two on the disc and two long narrow blotches on the front 

 lateral margins. The edges of the thorax and front of head are yellow. 

 The larva? are yellow and entirely covered with long, white, cottony-like 

 filaments. The pupaj of this ladybird are destroyed in great numbers 

 by an internal hymenopterous parasite which keeps the species from 

 doing effective work on the mealy bugs. 



Fig. 210. — Hyperaspis lateralis Muls. 

 (Essig, P. C. Jr. Ent.) 



Distribution. — One of the commonest of the coccid feeders, being 

 more abundant along the coast in the central and southern portions of 

 the State. 



Hosts. — Adults and larvae feed upon the mealy bugs and also upon 

 the young of other scale insects. 



Hyperaspis undiilata Say. 

 (Pig. 211.) 



General Appearance. — A very small species, the adults being less 

 than one eighth of an inch long. The body is elongate-oval and shining 

 black. The face and sides of thorax of the male are yellow, while in the 

 female the former is black. Each wing cover has three yellow narrow 

 spots on the margin and one oval yellow spot near the middle. 



