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 ...
("ladybirds", "lady beetles", or "lady bugs") is divided into seven
subfamilies
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tribes
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genera
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Axion
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Chilocorus
''Chilocorus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Coccinellidae, subfamily Chilocorinae.
List of species
These species belong to the genus ''Chilocorus''.
* '' Chilocorus bipustulatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - Heather ladybird
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Harpasus
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Orcus
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Zagreus
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Coccidulinae
The Coccidulinae are a subfamily of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. Species:Coccidulinae Recent molecular analyses suggest that Coccidulinae is not a monophyletic group (e.g., the tribe Noviini may belong instead with Epilachninae
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* Bucolus, son of Hippocoon, king of Sparta.
* Bucolus, the T ...
Rhyzobius
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''Rhyzobius'' is a genus in the lady beetle family (biology), family (C ...
Coccinellinae
Coccinellinae is a subfamily of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 20 genera and 90 described species in Coccinellinae.
Genera
These 29 genera belong to the subfamily Coccinellinae:
* '' Adalia'' Mulsant, 1846
* '' Aio ...
Aaages
''Aaages'' is a genus of beetle in the family Coccinellidae (ladybird beetles, or ladybugs). The original spelling used for the type species, '' Aaages prior'' (Barovskij, 1926), has frequently been misspelled in the subsequent literature.
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Aiolocaria
''Aiolocaria hexaspilota'' is a beetle species from the lady beetle family (Coccinellidae); adults can be as large as 13mm long. The species’ scientific name was first given in an 1831 publication by Frederick William Hope.Joel K. HallanSynopsi ...
Anisosticta
''Anisosticta'' is a genus of beetle of 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 ent ...
Cheilomenes
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''Cheilomenes'' is a genus of ladybirds (Coccinellidae). Like other members of their subfamily they are large typical ladybirds. They are always shiny and often have bright spots on the elytra. The common African species ''C. lunata'' is ...
Coccinella
''Coccinella'' is the most familiar genus of ladybird (or, in North America, ladybug). The elytra of most species are of a red or orange colour, punctuated with black spots or bands. The genus occurs throughout the Northern Hemisphere, but has on ...
Eriopis
In Greek mythology, the name Eriopis (Ancient Greek: Ἐριῶπις) may refer to:
*Eriopis, 'with the lovely hair', the daughter of Apollo and Arsinoe (herself daughter of Leucippus), thus possibly a sister of Asclepius.
*Eriopis, the only dau ...
Harmonia
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Hippodamia
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Micraspis
''Micraspis'' is a genus of fungi
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Mulsantina
''Mulsantina'' is a genus of ladybugs (family Coccinellidae), found in North and Central America and in the Caribbean (Haiti).
The genus was named by entomologist Julius Weise after Étienne Mulsant, who in 1846 and 1850 published monographs tha ...
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Myzia
''Myzia'' is a genus of lady beetles 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 entom ...
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Naemia
''Naemia seriata'', commonly known as the seaside lady beetle, is a large coccinellid beetle native to North America, and the only species in the genus ''Naemia''. It is found in coastal areas such as beaches, salt marshes, and bay islands on t ...
Neoharmonia
''Neoharmonia'' is a genus of lady beetles 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. So ...
Olla
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Paranaemia
''Paranaemia'' is a genus of lady beetles 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 ...
Procula
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Psyllobora
''Psyllobora'' is a genus of fungus-eating lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are about 17 described species in ''Psyllobora''.
Species
These 17 species belong to the genus ''Psyllobora'':
* ''Psyllobora bisoctonotata'' (Mulsant, ...
Epilachninae
The Epilachninae are a subfamily of the family (biology), family of lady beetles, the Coccinellidae, in the order Beetle, Coleoptera. Superficially, they look much like other ladybirds in the larger subfamily Coccinellinae, but they differ imp ...
Adira
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Epilachna
''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 ...
Lorma
''Lorma'' is a genus of herbivorous Coccinellidae containing a single species, ''L. haliki'', described from Sao Paulo, Brazil] References
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Scymninae
Scymninae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 170 described species in Scymninae.
Genera
* '' Acarinus'' Kapur, 1948
* '' Acoccidula'' Barowskij, 1931
* ''Andrzej'' Slipinski, 2007
* '' Aponephus'' Boot ...
Brachiacantha
''Brachiacantha'' is a genus of lady beetles 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. So ...
Cryptognatha
''Cryptognatha'' is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least three described species in ''Cryptognatha''.
Species
These three species belong to the genus ''Cryptognatha'':
* ''Cryptognatha auriculata'' Mulsant, 185 ...
Andrzej
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Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej
* Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer
* Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–1657), Polish saint, missionary and ma ...
Diomus
''Diomus'' is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 20 described species in ''Diomus''.
Species
These 65 species belong to the genus ''Diomus'':
* ''Diomus akonis'' (Ohta, 1929)
* '' Diomus amabilis'' (LeConte ...
Corystes
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Hyperaspidius
''Hyperaspidius'' is a genus 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 entomologist ...
Thalassa
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Mythology
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Scymnini
The Scymnini are a tribe of insects within the family Coccinellidae. This group includes many small species that are commonly known as dusky ladybugs.
Features
Adults
The adult beetles of Scymnini are small, typically one or ...
Clitostethus
''Clitostethus'' is a genus of dusky lady beetles 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 Britai ...
Midus
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Nephus
''Nephus'' is a genus of lady beetles 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 ento ...
Scymnobius
''Scymnobius'' is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae, formerly in the genus ''Nephus
''Nephus'' is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae
Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in s ...
Scymnus
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Zilus
''Zilus'' is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae.
Species of the United States
These five species belong to the genus ''Zilus'':
* ''Zilus aterrimus'' (Horn, 1895)
* ''Zilus eleutherae'' (Casey, 1899)
* ''Zilus fulvipes'' (Mulsan ...
Stethorus
''Stethorus'' is a genus of spider mite destroyers in the beetle 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 Gre ...
Sticholotidinae
Sticholotidinae is a beetle subfamily 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 ent ...
Microweiseini
Microweiseini is a tribe of ladybird beetles.
Genera
The taxonomy of this group has recently been revised.
Amongst those genera that have been included within it are:
* '' Coccidophilus''
* '' Cryptoweisea''
* '' Diloponis''
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Coccidophilus
''Coccidophilus'' is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are about five described species in ''Coccidophilus''.
Species
These five species belong to the genus ''Coccidophilus'':
* ''Coccidophilus atronitens'' (Casey, 1899) ...
Microweisea
''Microweisea'' is a genus of minute lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are about six described species in ''Microweisea''.
Species
These six species belong to the genus ''Microweisea'':
* ''Microweisea coccidivora'' (Ashmead, 1880) ...
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Nipus
''Nipus'' is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least four described species in ''Nipus''.
Species
These four species belong to the genus ''Nipus'':
* '' Nipus biplagiatus'' Casey, 1899
* ''Nipus niger
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Plotina
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Catana
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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 ...