10. Coccinella transversalis Fabricius, 1781 (Fig. 9)*

Coccinella transversalis Fabricius, 1781: 97; Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1979: 68.

Coccinella repanda Thunberg, 1781: 18 .

Material examined. Papum Pare: Kokila North of Chessa, 21.x.1996 (1ex.) (24299/H4A), leg. A.M. Biswas; Balijan, 23.x.1996 (1ex.) (24300/H4A), leg. S.K. Mondal; Baderdewa: 11.iv.2001 (2 exs) (24301/H4A), leg. Sheela. East Siang: Boleng, 18.i.2000 (1 ex.) (25312/ H4A), leg. S.K. Mondal. Dihang Dibang Biosphere Reserve, Maliny, 25.x.2017 (4 exs) (24436/H4A), leg. D. Gupta.

Distribution. Widely distributed in throughout India including Arunachal Pradesh (Papum Pare, Baderdewa, East Siang, Dihang Dibang Biosphere Reserve). Elsewhere: Australia, Bangladesh, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka (Poorani 2002b, 2004).

Remarks. It is commonly distributed species in India but was not earlier reported from the state of Arunachal Pradesh.