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Species Nephus ornatus - Ornate Lady Beetle

Nephus ornatus in New Brunswick - Nephus ornatus Nephus ornatus in Nova Scotia - Nephus ornatus Nephus ornatus in Nova Scotia, semi-lateral view - Nephus ornatus
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 Scymninae
Tribe Scymnini (Dusky Lady Beetles)
Genus Nephus
Species ornatus (Ornate Lady Beetle)
Numbers
2 subspecies (1)
Nephus ornatus ornatus (LeConte) - se CAN
Nephus ornatus naviculatus (Casey) - sw CAN, PNW
Identification
Range
across s. CAN, PNW - Map (1)
Print References
LeConte, J.L. 1850. General remarks upon the Coleoptera of Lake Superior. Pp. 201-242 In: Agassiz, Lake Superior: its physical character, vegetation, and animals, compared with those of other and similar regions. Boston. (p.239)
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.