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Species Chilocorus stigma - Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle

Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle - Chilocorus stigma

VERY TINY - LADYBUG SPECIES? - Chilocorus stigma

New for 2009: Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle - Chilocorus stigma

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 Chilocorinae

Genus Chilocorus

Species stigma (Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle)

Numbers

8 spp. n. of Mex. (1)

Season

Mostly May through July in Central Texas (Quinn 2000)

Remarks

no west coast stigma

Although Gordon's reference (1) is some +20years dated, C. stigma's distribution is stated as stopping at about the west slope of the rockies, and as not reaching the west coast. There are two Chilocorus "stigma-like" species occurring on the west coast (and not in C. stigma's range), C. orbus and C. fraternus.

… Tim R. Moyer, 30 October, 2006 - 12:15pm

Print References

Quinn, M.A. 2000. Abundance and distribution of potential arthropod prey species in a typical Golden-cheeked Warbler habitat. Unpublished Thesis. Texas A&M University, College Station. ix + 182 pp

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 Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Lynette, Mike Quinn
Last updated 26 May, 2009 - 2:18pm

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