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Geissaspis cristata Wight & Arn.
Line drawing aavailable at http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Geissa...
Found in Alathur, Palakkad District, Kerala, India
It was just less than 2 inches in length
Thank you kittuandme, Aaron_G, RubyPrakash, Ava T-B, bayucca, kunzah and Adarsh BS