Cryptogonus ariasi is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in India (Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Uttarakhand), Nepal, China and Myanmar.
Description Adults reach a length of about . The head is yellow, while the pronotum is yellow with a black macula on the posterior margin and with yellowish-reddish lateral and anterior margins. The elytra are yellow with five black spots.
Life history They have been recorded preying on Aphis gossypii.
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