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Notes: The new coccinellids from Papua New Guinea here described were all found preying on diaspine scale insects. They comprise Telsimia elainae sp. n., which was collected on citrus in association with Unaspis citri and Nipaecoccus sp.; T. ismayi sp. n., which was collected on Hibiscus and on coconut, where it was associated with Aspidiotus sp.; T. longanimis sp. n., which was collected on citrus; and T. nitida gemmosa subsp. n., which was collected on coconut, where it was preying on Abgrallaspis cyanophylli and Chrysomphalus ficus [C. aonidum].