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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 » Spotless Lady Beetles (Cycloneda) » Polished Lady Beetle (Cycloneda munda)
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Cycloneda munda (Say) - Cycloneda munda
Copyright © 2010 Mike Quinn

Cycloneda munda (Say) - Cycloneda munda
Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, San Patricio County, Texas, USA
April 24, 2010
Cycloneda munda (Say)
Det. A. M. Parker, 2010
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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 28 April, 2010 - 5:42pm
Last updated 29 April, 2010 - 3:44pm

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… Mike Quinn, 29 April, 2010 - 3:43pm login or register to post comments

I'd say C. munda
Even though C. sanguinea is the species you'd expect to find in San Patricio Co., this does not key to it according to Gordon & Vandenberg(1); it's a perfect match for C. munda, though. C. sanguinea never has orange markings on abdominal segments 6 and 7. I left a longer comment on Mike's Picasa album image.

I wonder if we have any evidence of C. munda from San Patricio Co. or nearby? Gordon's(2) range includes northeastern Texas, but it could have been expanding its range south since then, at least along the Gulf Coast.
… Abigail M. Parker, 29 April, 2010 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

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