Lima, I.M. de M. 2002 [Record of Cybocephalus sp. (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) preying on pest species of Diaspididae (Hemiptera), in the State of Alagoas, Brazil.] Registro da ocorrencia de Cybocephalus sp. predando especies-praga de Diaspididae no Estado de Alagoas.. Neotropical Entomology 31(1): 157-159.

Notes: Specimens of Cybocephalus sp. were collected preying on Aspidiotus destructor (Signoret) infesting coconut trees (Dwarf cultivar) and on Diaspis echinocacti Bouche) present on Opuntia ficus-indica Mill. and Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Lyons (Cactaceae). In the latter case the nitidulid was associated with another predator: Coccidophilus citricola (Brethes) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). The eggs were laid inside the scale of the diaspidid (one egg per scale); all life stages were detected. No sexual dimorphism was observed, and the natural sex ratio was 0.52 which represents a sexual proportion of 1.1 females : 1 male. Cybocephalus specimens were also collected preying on coccids on Alamanda cathartica L. (Apocynaceae) and on Morus alba L. (Moraceae).