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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Cucujoidea » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Myzia » Myzia interrupta

Species Myzia interrupta

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Range · Habitat · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Coccinellidae - Myzia interrupta Myzia interrupta Myzia interrupta (Casey) - Myzia interrupta Myzia interrupta (Casey) - Myzia interrupta Myzia interrupta (Casey) - Myzia interrupta Coccinellid - Myzia interrupta - Myzia interrupta
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Cucujoidea
Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)
Subfamily Coccinellinae
Genus Myzia
Species interrupta (Myzia interrupta)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
First described in 1899 by Thomas Lincoln Casey, Jr. as Neomysia interrupta
Myzia interrupta is a valid species previously considered to be a synonym of M. horni Crotch
Numbers
one of 3 Myzia species north of Mexico (1)
Size
Length: 6.50 to 8.0 mm (2)
Range
CA to w. TX to s. AB to s. BC - Map - (2)
Habitat
Arboreal (1)
Remarks
Type locality: Fort Wingate, McKinley Co., New Mexico (2)
Internet References
Journal of the New York Entomological Society, v.7,p.99    Casey's original description of the species
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)
2.The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico
By Robert D. Gordon
Contributed by Boris Büche on 3 August, 2007 - 4:53am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Robin McLeod, Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn
Last updated 6 May, 2011 - 12:42am

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