''Rhyzobius ventralis'', common names including black lady beetle,
gumtree scale ladybird,
is a
ladybird
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 ...
species endemic to
Tasmania
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and all the mainland states of
Australia
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except the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...
.
It is also found in
New Zealand
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, but not naturally. The earliest
New Zealand
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record is Auckland, 1898 (, 1990: 60)
References
* 1990: Beetles in a suburban environment: a New Zealand case study. ''DSIR Plant Protection report'', (3
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Coccinellidae
Beetles described in 1842
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