Biology:Nephus ornatus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Nephus ornatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Nephus
Species:
N. ornatus
Binomial name
Nephus ornatus
(LeConte, 1850)

Nephus ornatus, the ornate lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[2]

Subspecies

  • Nephus ornatus naviculatus (Casey, 1899)
  • Nephus ornatus ornatus (LeConte, 1850)

References

Further reading

  • American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 2002. 
  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9. 
  • Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 2008. ISBN 978-1402062421. 
  • Papp, Charles S. (1984). Introduction to North American Beetles. Entomography Pubns. 
  • White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14930800 entry