Biology:Exoplectra schaefferi
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Exoplectra |
| Species: | E. schaefferi
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| Binomial name | |
| Exoplectra schaefferi Gordon, 1985
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Exoplectra schaefferi, or Schaeffer's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]
Etymology
The name is a patronym for Charles Schaeffer who collected and described several coccinellids from the southwest US.[3]
References
- ↑ "Exoplectra schaefferi Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=692542. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ↑ "Exoplectra schaefferi". https://www.gbif.org/species/1043180. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Exoplectra schaefferi species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/476498. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675.
Wikidata ☰ Q14930958 entry
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