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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae

Subfamily Coccinellinae

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Food · Remarks · Works Cited

Seven spotted? - Coccinella septempunctata

Multicolored Asian lady beetle - Harmonia axyridis - Harmonia axyridis

Bi-colored Asian Lady Beetle - Harmonia axyridis

Harmonia axyridis forma spectabilis? - Harmonia axyridis

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 Coccinellinae

Explanation of Names

Author: Latreille 1807

Numbers

Two tribes with 21 genera in NA(1)

Tribe Coccinellini Latreille, 1807

Genus Paranaemia Casey, 1899

Genus Naemia Mulsant, 1850

Genus Coleomegilla Timberlake, 1920

Genus Ceratomegilla Crotch, 1873

Genus Hippodamia Dejean, 1837

Genus Anisosticta Dejean, 1837

Genus Macronaemia Casey, 1899

Genus Aphidecta Weise, 1899

Genus Adalia Mulsant, 1850

Genus Coccinella Linnaeus, 1758

Genus Cycloneda Crotch, 1871

Genus Harmonia Mulsant, 1850

Genus Anatis Mulsant, 1850

Genus Myzia Mulsant, 1846

Genus Calvia Mulsant, 1850

Genus Propylea Mulsant, 1846

Genus Coelophora Mulsant, 1850

Genus Olla Casey, 1899

Genus Neoharmonia Crotch, 1871

Genus Mulsantina Weise, 1906

Tribe Halyziini Mulsant, 1846

Genus Psyllobora Dejean, 1836

Food

Coccinellini feed on insects and insect eggs, including aphids and other heteropterans, caterpillars, fly larvae, and scale insects. Some species supplement their diet with plant pollen.

Halyziini feed on fungus, such as powdery mildew.

Remarks

This subfamily contains many of the most familiar lady beetles - because they feed on agricultural pests and plant mold, they are a common sight in fields, yards, and gardens.

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.

Contributed by Abigail Parker on 4 October, 2009 - 6:04pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 12 April, 2012 - 3:04pm

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