i2 4 FAMILY COCCINELLIDAE 



CHILOCORUS. 

 Chilocorus circumdatus, Schon. 



REFERENCES. Schon. (Coccinella) Syn. Ins. ii, 152 (1808) ; Muls. Spec. p. 454, 2; nigromarginatus, Mots. 



Et. Ent. viii, 170; Ind. Mus. Notes, ii, 6, 154; vi, 4, 218. 



Habitat. Nilgiris, Madras; Ceylon. 



Habits. This coccinellid Is predaceous upon the brown bug Lecanium 

 caffeae, of coffee, and is said to be of considerable value in this way. 



BRUMUS. 

 Brumus suturalis, Fabr. 



REFERENCES. Fabr. (Coccinella) Suppl. Ent. Syst. p. 78 (1798) ; Muls. 



Spec. p. 494, 2. 



Habitat. Dehra Dun Plateau, North India. Also 

 reported from Madras. 



Habits. Predaceous upon the peach aphis in the 

 Uehra Dun. Dim Plateau. 



PLATYNASPIS. 

 Platynaspis luteo-rubra, Goeze. 



REFERENCES. Goeze (Coccinella) Ent. Beyt. i, p. 247 (1874) ; villosa, Muls. Secur. p. 216, i (1846); Fourc. 

 Ent. Par. i, 149, 22 (1785); Ind. Mus. Notes, iii, 5, 50; v, 3, 63, pi. ix, fig. 3 (imago). 



Habitat. Calcutta. 



Habits. This insect is predaceous upon the scale insect Icerya aegyptiaca, 

 which feeds upon the teak. 



SCYMNUS. 



Scymnus rotundatus, Mots. 

 REFERENCES. Mots. Et. Ent. viii, p. 170 (1859) ; Ind. Mus. Notes, i, 6, 154; iv, 4, 218. 



Habitat. Ceylon. 



Habits. This insect is reported in Ceylon to be predaceous upon the 

 white bug of coffee bushes, Pseudococcus adonidum. 



Scymnus sp. 



REFERENCE. Ind. Mus. Notes, iii, 5, 50. 



Habitat. Calcutta. 



Habits. Reported as having been found preying upon the scale Icerya 

 aegyptiaca in the compound of the Indian Museum in Calcutta. 



VEDALIA. 



This genus includes an important species which preys upon the 

 pernicious sal scale insect Monophlebus. 



