''Epilachna'' is a genus of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

in the family

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 ...

, including several pest species, such as the Mexican bean beetle (''

Epilachna varivestis The Mexican bean beetle (''Epilachna varivestis'') is a species of Coccinellidae, lady beetle that can be an agricultural pest. It is one of the few North American lady beetles that feed on plants rather than other insects. It is found through ...

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Species

These species belong to the genus ''Epilachna'': * '' Epilachna angusta'' Li, 1961^g * '' Epilachna bifibra'' Li, 1961^g * ''

Epilachna borealis ''Epilachna borealis'' is a species of beetle that can commonly be found in the eastern United States. It is yellow with seven large black spots on each elytron and four small black spots on the pronotum. The species feeds on cucurbitaceous pl ...

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Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia: **Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587� ...

, 1775)^{i c g b} (squash lady beetle) * '' Epilachna brachyfoliata'' Zeng & Yang, 1996^g * '' Epilachna canina'' (

, 1775) * '' Epilachna chingjing'' Yu & Wang, 1999^g * '' Epilachna chingsingli'' Yu, 2011^g * '' Epilachna confusa'' Li, C.S., E.E. & Cook, 1961^g * ''

Epilachna crassimala ''Epilachna'' is a genus of beetle in the family Coccinellidae, including several pest species, such as the Mexican bean beetle (''Epilachna varivestis''). Species These species belong to the genus ''Epilachna'': * '' Epilachna angusta'' Li, 1 ...

'' Li, 1961^g * '' Epilachna decemguttata'' (Weise, 1923)^g * '' Epilachna defecta'' Mulsant, 1850 * '' Epilachna dictyodroma'' Zeng, 2000^g * '' Epilachna donghoiensis'' Hoang, 1978^g * '' Epilachna dregei'' Mulsant, 1850 - Potato Ladybird * '' Epilachna dumerili'' Mulsant * '' Epilachna eckloni'' Mulsant, 1850 * '' Epilachna eusema'' (Weise, 1904) * '' Epilachna fugongensis'' Cao & Xiao, 1984^g * '' Epilachna galerucinoides'' Korschefsky, 1934^g * '' Epilachna glochisifoliata'' Pang & Mao, 1979^g * '' Epilachna gressitti'' Li, C.S., E.E. & Cook, 1961^g * '' Epilachna hendecaspilota'' (Mader, 1927)^g * '' Epilachna incauta'' Mulsant, 1850^g * '' Epilachna karisimbica'' Weise * '' Epilachna lata'' Li, C.S., E.E. & Cook, 1961^g * ''

Epilachna longissima ''Epilachna'' is a genus of beetle in the family Coccinellidae, including several pest species, such as the Mexican bean beetle (''Epilachna varivestis''). Species These species belong to the genus ''Epilachna'': * ''Epilachna angusta'' Li, 19 ...

'' (Dieke, 1947)^g * '' Epilachna maculicollis'' (Sicard, 1912)^g * '' Epilachna magna'' Dieke, 1947^g * '' Epilachna marginella'' (

, 1775) * '' Epilachna marginicollis'' (Hope) * '' Epilachna max'' Pang & Slipinski, 2012^g * '' Epilachna media'' Li, C.S., E.E. & Cook, 1961^g * '' Epilachna mexicana'' ( Guérin-Méneville) * '' Epilachna microgenitalia'' Li, 1961^g * '' Epilachna mobilitertiae'' Li, 1961^g * '' Epilachna mushana'' Li, C.S., E.E. & Cook, 1961^g * '' Epilachna mystica'' Mulsant * '' Epilachna ocellataemaculata'' (Mader, 1930)^g * '' Epilachna paenulata'' (Germar) * '' Epilachna paling'' Yu, 2001^g * '' Epilachna paralobiera'' Peng, Pang & Pang, 2001^g * '' Epilachna quadricollis'' (Dieke, 1947)^g * '' Epilachna sauteri'' (Weise, 1923)^g * '' Epilachna sociolamina'' Li, C.S., E.E. & Cook, 1961^g * '' Epilachna tredecimnotata'' (Latreille, 1833)^{i c g b} (southern squash lady beetle) * '' Epilachna undecimvariolata'' (

Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...

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'' Mulsant, 1850^{i c g b} (Mexican bean beetle) * '' Epilachna velutina'' (Olivier, 1808)^g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

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