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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Fungus-eating Lady Beetles (Psyllobora) » Kidney-spotted Lady Beetle (Psyllobora renifer)

Species Psyllobora renifer - Kidney-spotted Lady Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Coccinelloidea
No Taxon (Coccinellid group)
Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)
Subfamily Coccinellinae
Genus Psyllobora (Fungus-eating Lady Beetles)
Species renifer (Kidney-spotted Lady Beetle)
Explanation of Names
Psyllobora renifer Casey 1899
Size
1.75-2.4 mm(1)
Identification
Gordon's figures (1)

Det. M. A. Quinn, 2010
Range
sw US (CA-LA-KS) & Mexico - Map (1)(2)(GBIF)
Season
Feb-Dec in TX (BG data)
Food
powdery mildew(3)
Remarks
Type Locality: Brownsville, Cameron Co., TX
Print References
Casey, T.L. 1899. A revision of the American Coccinellidae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 7: 71-169.
Works Cited
1.The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico
Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.
2.The Coccinellidae of Louisiana (Insecta: Coleoptera).
Chapin, J.B. 1974. Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 682: 2-87.
3.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
Contributed by v belov on 27 April, 2009 - 10:37am
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, Abigail Parker, PaleoJon
Last updated 26 April, 2022 - 9:14am

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