Apolinus lividigaster, the yellow-shouldered ladybird, is a small ladybird beetle found in Australia and New Guinea, and introduced to New Zealand, New Caledonia, the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Samoa and Hawaii.
Subspecies Apolinus lividigaster lividigaster (Australia [Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia]), introduced to New Zealand, New Caledonia, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Samoa, Hawaii) Apolinus lividigaster wallacii (Crotch, 1874) (New Guinea, Irian Jaya)
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