Coleomegilla is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least two described species in Coleomegilla.[1][2][3]
| Coleomegilla | |
|---|---|
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| Coleomegilla maculata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Coccinellinae |
| Genus: | Coleomegilla Timberlake, 1920 |
Species
editThese two species belong to the genus Coleomegilla:
- Coleomegilla cubensis (Casey, 1908)
- Coleomegilla maculata (De Geer, 1775) (pink spotted lady beetle)
References
edit- ^ "Coleomegilla Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ "Coleomegilla". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ "Coleomegilla genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
Further reading
edit- Fürsch, Helmut (1990). "Valid genera and subgenera of Coccinellidae" (PDF). Coccinella. 2 (1): 7–18. ISSN 0935-8196.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
- Perez, O. G.; Hoy, M. A. (2002). "Reproductive incompatibility between two subspecies of Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 85 (1): 203–207. doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0203:RIBTSO]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 3496840. Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
External links
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