Biology:Coccidula

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Short description: Genus of lady beetles

Coccidula
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Coccidula rufa
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Tribe: Coccidulini
Genus: Coccidula
Kugelann, 1798
Synonyms
  • Strongylus Panzer, 1813
  • Cacidula Dejean, 1821
  • Cacicula Stephens, 1831

Coccidula is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are five species described in Coccidula.[1]

Coccidula scutellata

Species

These five species belong to the genus Coccidula:

  • Coccidula lepida LeConte, 1852 (snow lady beetle)
  • Coccidula litophiloides Reitter, 1890
  • Coccidula reitteri Dodge, 1938
  • Coccidula rufa (Herbst, 1783)
  • Coccidula scutellata (Herbst, 1783)

References

  1. Szawaryn, Karol; Nedvěd, Oldřich; Biranvand, Amir; Czerwiński, Tomasz; Nattier, Romain (11 June 2021). "Revision of the genus Coccidula Kugelann (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)". ZooKeys (1043): 61–85. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1043.65829. PMID 34163295. PMC 8213682. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/65829/list/1/. 

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4036346 entry