Biology:Hippodamia sinuata
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Hippodamia |
| Species: | H. sinuata
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| Hippodamia sinuata Mulsant, 1850
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Hippodamia sinuata, the sinuate lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America and Oceania.[1][2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.30-5.80 mm. The pronotum has pale spots. The suture on the elytron is black from the base to the apical three-fourth and there is a broad discal vitta.[4]
Subspecies
These subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia sinuata:
- Hippodamia sinuata crotchi Casey, 1899 (Northwest Territories south to New Mexico and California)
- Hippodamia sinuata sinuata Mulsant, 1850 (California)
- Hippodamia sinuata spuria LeConte, 1861 (Alaska to Oregon)
References
- ↑ "Hippodamia sinuata Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=114332. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Hippodamia sinuata". https://www.gbif.org/species/4989870. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Hippodamia sinuata species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/105349. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society (The New York Entomological Society) 93 (1): 1–916. https://ia600502.us.archive.org/2/items/journalofnewyo9311985newy/journalofnewyo9311985newy.pdf. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675.
Wikidata ☰ Q14930479 entry
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