Scymninae
Hyperaspis
pistillata
The Latin word pistillata means...well...quite a few things, ranging from the pistil of a flower to a pestle used with a mortar, and I can't figure out which definition applies to this species or why. Any etymological advice is welcome!
Size: 2.75 - 4 mm
Food: Aphids and scale insects
Habitat: Poorly known; possibly coastal areas and lowlands
Range: Massachusetts to Florida, west along Gulf Coast to Louisiana
Similar species: Many black, two-spotted species of Hyperaspis; similarly patterned species in Chilocorinae and Coccinellinae are larger. Four-spotted form: the four-spotted form of Hyperaspis signata.