''Cynegetis'' is a genus of

Coccinellidae Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from . They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in Great Britain. Some entomologists prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as they ...

native to

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. The genus was first established by Chevrolat in 1837, and contains only three species.

Species

''Cynegetis'' contains three species: * ''Cynegetis impunctata'' Linnaeus, 1958 * ''Cynegetis syriaca'' Mader, 1958 * ''Cynegetis chinensis'' Wang and Ren, 2014

Taxonomy

Description

The species in the ''Cynegetis'' genus have oval and strongly convex bodies, well-developed spurs on all tibiae, and similar male and female genitalia. These descriptions are similar to the ''Subcoccinella'' genus and are also similar in their larvae, which have similar shapes and armatures of their body walls.

Distribution

The genus is distributed in the Palaearctic region. In Europe, countries of occurrence include Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Western Russia. In Asia, countries of occurrence include China (Ningxia), Eastern Russia (Maritime Province), Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Turkey.

References

Coccinellidae genera Beetles of Europe Taxa named by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean {{Coccinellidae-stub