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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Chilocorinae » Twice-stabbed Lady Beetles (Chilocorus) » Chilocorus tumidus

Species Chilocorus tumidus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · See Also · 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 Chilocorinae
Genus Chilocorus (Twice-stabbed Lady Beetles)
Species tumidus (Chilocorus tumidus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Chilocorus tumidus Leng, 1908
Explanation of Names
tumidus - Latin for "swollen," referring to the round, high-domed shape.
Size
Length 4.20 to 5.75 mm,
width 3.75 to 5.0 mm(1)
Identification
Round, highly convex (domed) shape
Black with two transverse rectangular or oblong markings on elytra
Venter (underside) black with red-orange meso- and metasternum and abdomen.
Range
Mid-Atlantic states: VA to PA - Map (1)(BG data)
Type locality: Fortress Monroe, Virginia
Food
Hard scale insects.
See Also
Chilocorus kuwanae has rectangular or square spots that resemble the oblong spots of C. tumidus, but shape is tapered towards the rear of the body and ventral red area is usually darker.
Print References
Leng, C.W. 1908. Notes on Coccinellidae. III. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 16: 33-44.
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.
Contributed by Abigail Parker on 5 August, 2013 - 11:17am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 13 October, 2015 - 3:28pm

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