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Species Cephaloscymnus occidentalis

Cephaloscymnus occidentalis Horn - Cephaloscymnus occidentalis

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 Sticholotidinae

Genus Cephaloscymnus

Species occidentalis (Cephaloscymnus occidentalis)

Explanation of Names

Cephaloscymnus occidentalis Horn 1895

occidentalis = 'western', referring to the range

Size

1.8-2.1 mm(1)

Identification

Brown to reddish-brown above; venter (underside) brownish-black, leg brown.

Pronotum finely punctured, anterior (front) angle feebly explanate.

Range

CA-AZ, southmost TX - Map (1)

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 v belov on 2 March, 2010 - 4:46pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, Abigail Parker
Last updated 22 January, 2023 - 7:11pm

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