de Almeida, L.M., & Carvalho, R.C.Z. 1996 A new species of Ayza Mulsant from Brazil (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) feeding on Pulvinaria paranaensis Hempel (Homoptera, Coccidae) on Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil. (Aquifoliaceae).. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 13: 643-645.

Notes: This new species found feeding voraciously on Pulvinaria paranaensis from Ilex paraguariensis, an important crop in southern Brazil; several other scales are also hosts of Azya.