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]
| Exoplectra schaefferi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Exoplectra |
| Species: | E. schaefferi
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| Binomial name | |
| Exoplectra schaefferi Gordon, 1985
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Etymology
editThe name is a patronym for Charles Schaeffer who collected and described several coccinellids from the southwest US.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Exoplectra schaefferi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "Exoplectra schaefferi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ a b "Exoplectra schaefferi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
Further reading
edit- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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