24. Menocheilus sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1781)

(Fig. 24)

Coccinella sexmaculata Fabricius, 1781: 96 .

Material examined. Papum Pare: Bandardewa, 11.iv.2001 (2exs) (24307/H4A), leg. Sheela. Dihang Dibang Biosphere Reserve, Maliny, 25.x.2017 (2 exs) (24438/H4A), leg. D. Gupta.

Distribution. Widely distributed in India including Arunachal Pradesh (Papum Pare; Dihang Dibang Biosphere Reserve). Elsewhere: Australian region, Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, and Vietnam (Poorani 2002b, 2004; Kovář 2007).

Remarks. See Kovář (2007: 619) for synonymy.