Abstract
Coccinellids are of great economic importance as these are used in biological control of soft bodied sucking pests. The present study undertaken at the Department of Agricultural Entomology, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar during 2016–18 explored some predaceous coccinellids from various crops. Fifteen species belonging to ten genera and three tribes under the subfamily Coccinellinae were identified. These incude Jauravia pallidula (Motschulsky), Cryptogonus bimaculatus Kapur, Cryptogonus quadriguttatus (Weise), Brumoides suturalis (F.), Coccinella septempunctata L., Coccinella transversalis F., Anisolemnia dilatata (F.), Harmonia octomaculata (F.), Harmonia dimidiata (F.), Micraspis discolor (F.), Micraspis yasumatsui Sasaji, Cheilomenes sexmaculata (F.), Propylea dissecta (Mulsant), Propylea japonica (Thunberg) and Illeis indica Timberlake.
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