In this paper, I review the effects of diet ladybirds on chemical defence in group beetles. The tendency to reflex bleed and diversity autogenously produced alkaloids different taxa may be evolutionarily related likelihood food limitation. Within predatory species, both prey quantity quality have been shown affect autogenous alkaloid production. A few ladybird predators suggested adaptively seq...

A review of the Neotropical Coccinellidae in Prague Museum, also including to a lesser extent material from other collections, has led description 14 new species Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela, two combinations 16 first records for countries. The described are Cyrea napoensis, Dilatitibialis manaus (Brachiacanthini), Neaporia chucanti, Prodilis saopaulo, P. pastaza qedi (Cephalosc...