Chilocorus nigrita (Fabricius) - Chilocorus nigrita

guys, i have a feeling the correct spelling is 'nigrita'

a tricky case; nigrita, used in the orig.comb., is a noun (not an adjective), and thus is not subject to gender change depending on combination --just like 'stigma' in the same genus --see(1) (Explanation of Names)

surprisingly, Wiki has it right, for a change

… v belov, 3 April, 2013 - 10:19am

Correct

It is nigrita.

… Michael C. Thomas, 3 April, 2013 - 10:52am

thanks --corrected on info pages

… v belov, 3 April, 2013 - 10:59am

not a Latin scholar here...

...I'll bow to your rationale here.

… Abigail Parker, 3 April, 2013 - 10:42am

Great find!

You have amazing coccinellids in Florida, all these photos are top-quality. I have total Florida envy right now, it's been a solid week of freezing rain in Philadelphia!

… Abigail Parker, 15 December, 2009 - 2:08pm

Thanks

It's been in the 80s here the last couple days; hoping for some cooler weather, but a white Christmas is probably out of the question.

… Michael C. Thomas, 15 December, 2009 - 2:18pm

Thanks...

for the neat addition and another great image!

… Blaine Mathison, 15 December, 2009 - 2:02pm

Moved

Moved from Chilocorus.

… Blaine Mathison, 15 December, 2009 - 2:01pm