THE COCCINELLIDAE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS LADY BEETLES, CONSIST OF 360 GENERA AND NEARLY 6000 SPECIES THAT OCCUR WORLDWIDE. SPECIES OF THE FAMILY COCCINELLIDAE ARE PREDATORS OF MANY AGRICULTURAL PESTS SUCH AS APHIDS (APHIDOIDEA), PSYLLIDS (Psylloidea), SCALE INSECTS (COCCOIDEA) AND MITES AND THE REST ARE PHYTOPHAGOUS OR MYCOPHAGOUS. …