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Another new one is possibly also Diomus sp.
There are lots of this genus http://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/ladybir... also in brazil http://www.coccinellidae.cl/paginasWebBr...
Spotted on Nov 22, 2013
Submitted on Dec 11, 2013
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Thanks Stephen.
This looks good too.
It seems there are a few contenders. Do we need to count segments of their appendages?
I must mention that I did see a "mealy bug destroyer" larva nearby and numerous dusty coccids that they were undoubtedly feeding on.
Why not Mealybug Ladybird (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri)? http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Mealybug...
Bucolus cirrhosus looks good.
These are going to be very hard to ID without microscopes.
What about Bucolus cirrhosus http://gvcocks.homeip.net/coleoptera/Coc...
If Graeme Cocks found it range might include north Qld. ?
http://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/ladybir...