lobe: Sides parallel at base, extending to a large apical triangle (Fig. 4-24), in profile

strongly curved at tip (Fig. 4-25). Basal plate: Sides parallel at base, tapering apically

(Fig. 4-26).

 Female. Similar to male except all black, lateral margin of the prothorax yellow or

translucent and apical margin of elytra and middle and hind legs light brown or brown.

 Geographic distribution. Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland,

Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia,

Washington D.C. (Fig. 4-27), Asia, Europe, Micronesia, West Indies and South Africa.

This is a recently introduced species native to Southeast Asia, therefore specimens are

rarely found in North American collections. For more information on the distribution of

these beetles, see Drea and Carlson (1988), Jefferson et al. 1995, Van Driesche et al.

(1998), Hudson et al. (2000), Deepak et al. (2003), Spichiger (2004), and HDA (2004).

 Hosts. This predator has been reported in association with or feeding on a large

number of armored scale insects (Diaspididae): Aonidiella sp. (Endr6dy-Younga 1971a),

Aspidiotus destructor Signoret (Endr6dy-Younga 1971a,b; from label data), Aulacaspis

crawii (Cockerell) (from label data), Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi (Heu and Chun 2000;

from label data), Chrysomphalus bifasciculotus Ferris (Hayashi 1978; Tanaka and Inoue

1980), Fiorinia externa Ferris (Spichiger 2004; from label data), Hemichionaspis sp.

(Endr6dy-Younga 1971a), P. cockerelli (Cooley) (from label data), P. pentagon

(Targioni-Tozzetti) (Yasuda 1981; Endr6dy-Younga 1971a,b), Diaspidiotus

macroporanus (Takagi) (Tachikawa 1974), Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock)

(Alvarez and Van Driesche 1998a), Unaspis euonymi (Comstock) (Alvarez and Van

Driesche 1998b; Drea and Carlson 1988), and Unaspisyanonensis Kuwana (Tanaka and