Biology:Nephus voeltzkowi
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Nephus |
Species: | N. voeltzkowi
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Binomial name | |
Nephus voeltzkowi Weise, 1910
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Nephus (Nephus) voeltzkowi is a species of ladybug belonging to the family Coccinellidae naturally occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa, Mascarene archipelagos, and the Azores islands, but also found in the United States (Florida).[1] This species exhibits the first case of parthenogenesis in ladybugs.[2]
Description
Nephus voeltzkowi can reach a length of 1.65 millimetres (0.065 in) and feeds on mealybugs. Elytra are black, each with one yellowish big oval spot. The body is oval-shaped with short fine whitish pubescence.[3]
Parthenogenesis
Most known populations of Nephus voeltzkowi are bisexual, but several female-only populations were found capable of parthenogenesis.[2]
References
- ↑ Magro, A.; Almeida, L.M.; Churata-Salcedo, J.; Hemptinne, Jean-Louis (2021). "New synonym of Nephus (Nephus) voeltzkowi Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), with comments on the origin of a Neartic population and its possible asexual status.". Zootaxa 4949 (1): 198–200. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4949.1.13. PMID 33757004.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Magro, A.; Lecompte, E.; Hemptinne, JL.; Soares, A.O.; Dutrillaux, Anne‐Marie; Murienne, J.; Fürsch, H.; Dutrillaux, B. (2020). "First case of parthenogenesis in ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) suggests new mechanisms for the evolution of asexual reproduction.". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 58: 194–208. doi:10.1111/jzs.12339.
- ↑ Magro, A.; Churata-Salcedo, J.; Lecompte, E.; Hemptinne, JL.; Almeida, L.M. (2020). "A new species of Nephus (Nephus) (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) described from Reunion Island". ZooKeys (962): 123–137. doi:10.3897/zookeys.962.51520. PMID 32904313. Bibcode: 2020ZooK..962..123M.
Wikidata ☰ Q123171971 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephus voeltzkowi.
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