Biology:Adira (beetle)
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Short description: Genus of beetles
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Epilachninae |
| Genus: | Adira Gordon & Almeida, 1986 |
Adira is a genus of beetles in the family Coccinellidae.[1][2] It was first described by Gordon & Almeida, 1986 [3]
Description
The genus is known only from the Americas, and Adira clarkii has been recorded on host plants of the Aristolochiaceae family.[4] It is morphologically similar to the Mada and Damatula genera.[5] Species grow between 4.5 and 6.3 centimetres in length, and the elytra are usually orange to brown in colour.[5]
Taxonomy
Adira contains nine species.[5]
- Adira clarkii (Crotch, 1874) - Brazil
- Adira gossypiata (Mulsant, 1850) - Bolivia
- Adira gossypioides (Gordon, 1975) - Panama, Colombia
- Adira inexculta (Gordon, 1975) - Bolivia
- Adira nucula (Weise, 1902) - Peru
- Adira obscurocincta (Klug, 1829) - Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina
- Adira richteri (Gordon, 1975) - Colombia
- Adira subcincta (Mulsant, 1850) - Colombia
- Adira tomentosa (Mulsant, 1850) - Brazil, French Guiana
References
- ↑ "Genus Adira" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/989575-Adira.
- ↑ "Adira Gordon & Almeida, 1986" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/4736109.
- ↑ Gordon, R.D.; Almeida, L.M. (1986). "New species and comments on Mada Mulsant, 1850, Pseudodira Gordon, 1976 and other Epilachninae (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in the collection of the 'Universidade Federal do Parana' Curitiba, Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 30 (2): 365–373.
- ↑ Katoh, Toru; Koji, Shinsaku; Ishida, Takahide A. et al. (2014-12-01). "Phylogeny of Epilachna, Henosepilachna, and Some Minor Genera of Phytophagous Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellinae: Epilachnini), with an Analysis of Ancestral Biogeography and Host-Plant Utilization". Zoological Science 31 (12): 820–830. doi:10.2108/zs140088. ISSN 0289-0003. PMID 25483794. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269276744.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Tomaszewska, Wioletta; Szawaryn, Karol (2016). "Epilachnini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)—A Revision of the World Genera" (in en). Journal of Insect Science 16 (1): 101. doi:10.1093/jisesa/iew082. ISSN 1536-2442. PMID 27651424. PMC 5030074. https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/jisesa/iew082.
Wikidata ☰ Q21445667 entry
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