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Priscibrumus uropygialis
Priscibrumus uropygialis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in India (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan.
From the article Priscibrumus uropygialis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.8–4.3 mm (0.15–0.17 in). The head, pronotum and scutellum are black, while the elytra are yellowish testaceous to reddish brown with a black apical patch.
In human culture
They have been recorded preying on various Aphidoidea species and various diaspine scales.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Life history”
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