Subfamily Epilachninae - Plant-eating Lady Beetles

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Works Cited

Yellow leaf-eating bugs - Epilachna borealis

Mexican Bean Beetle - Epilachna varivestis

Mexican bean beetle larva - Epilachna varivestis

squash lady beetle larva - Epilachna borealis

Red Beetle with Black Spots - Subcoccinella vigintiquatuorpunctata

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 (Flower, Flat Bark and Ladybird Beetles)

Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)

Subfamily Epilachninae (Plant-eating Lady Beetles)

Explanation of Names

Author: Ganglbauer, 1899

Numbers

One tribe with 2 genera in North America, according to American Beetles(1)

Tribe Epilachnini Costa, 1849

+ Genus Epilachna Dejean, 1837

+ Genus Subcoccinella Huber, 1842

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.)

Contributed by Abigail M. Parker on 4 October, 2009 - 6:04pm
Last updated 9 October, 2009 - 12:07pm

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