Chilocorus braeti Weise

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Chilocorus braeti Weise, 1895b: 154 .

Chilocorus braeti: Korschefsky 1932: 240; Kapur 1963: 24; Poorani 2002: 311; Li et al. 2018: 26.

Diagnosis. Length: 4.20–5.50 mm. It can be distinguished from the other Indian congeners by its characteristic, cordate or heart shaped body outline (Fig. 25a, b) that is distinctly narrowed in the apical one-third, uniform black coloration and elytra with finely punctate disc and coarsely punctate lateral margins. Male genitalia (Fig. 25c, d) as illustrated.

Distribution. India (North-eastern region: Tripura, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Sikkim); Vietnam; Laos.

Prey / associated habitat. Found on Myrsine semiserrata (label data). Collected at high altitudes (5000–7000ft) of the Himalayas (Kapur 1963).

Seasonal occurrence. March, June (Label data).

Notes. It appears to be a rare species apparently endemic to the eastern Himalayan region and is not commonly represented in collections. Kapur (1963) gave a brief account of C. braeti in his work on the Coccinellidae of Mount Everest.