Halyzia dejavu Poorani & Booth

(Figs 77, 78a, 79a–d)

Halyzia dejavu Poorani & Booth, 2006: 66 (Holotype male, BMNH; Type locality: Sikkim, India).— Yu 2010: 151.

Diagnosis. Length: 8.05–8.50 mm; width: 6.96–7.20 mm. Form elongate, broadly oval, broadest around middle of elytra, dorsal side glabrous except for head. Ground colour of head, pronotum and elytra bright creamy to lemon yellow (Figs 77a, 78a, 79a–d), pronotum with a pair of subquadrate to crescent-shaped, reddish brown to ochreous brown spots, one on either side of scutellum on posterior margin; scutellum yellow with pale brown border; each elytron with four reddish brown to dull brown spots in a 1-2-1 pattern, all spots longer than wide and obliquely positioned; elytral suture with a dull brown to reddish brown stripe with scalloped / wavy margin; lateral sides of pronotum and elytra transparent. Ventral side mostly pale yellowish, metaventrite and abdomen darker yellow to yellowish brown. Spermatheca (Fig. 77e) and male genitalia (Fig. 77f–h) as illustrated.

Distribution. India (Arunachal Pradesh; Sikkim); Nepal; Bhutan; China.

Prey / Associated habitat. Feeding on indeterminate aphids (label data); Attracted to light.

Seasonal occurrence. Collected in November (label data).

Notes. See Poorani & Booth (2006) for original description. Recorded from China by Yu (2010).