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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Anisosticta » Marsh Lady Beetle (Anisosticta bitriangularis)

Species Anisosticta bitriangularis - Marsh Lady Beetle

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Habitat · Internet References · Works Cited
lady beetle - Anisosticta bitriangularis Marsh Lady Beetle in New Brunswick - Anisosticta bitriangularis Marsh Lady Beetle - Anisosticta bitriangularis Marsh Lady Beetle in New Brunswick, dorsal - Anisosticta bitriangularis Marsh Lady Beetle - Anisosticta bitriangularis Marsh Lady Beetle - Anisosticta bitriangularis - male Psyllobora (?) sp. - Anisosticta bitriangularis Marsh Lady Beetle larva - Anisosticta bitriangularis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Coccinelloidea
No Taxon (Coccinellid group)
Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)
Subfamily Coccinellinae
Genus Anisosticta
Species bitriangularis (Marsh Lady Beetle)
Other Common Names
Swamp Lady Beetle
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Anisosticta bitriangularis (Say)
Orig. Comb: Coccinella bitriangularis Say 1824
Explanation of Names
Latin bis- "twice" + trangularis- "of or belonging to a triangle". Say noted the the spots on the pronotum were in two triangular groups of three.
Identification

Gordon's figures (1)
Range
n.CA-NJ-NL-AK - Map (1)
Habitat
Bogs, marshes, taiga, and other damp areas with low-growing vegetation.
Internet References
Narrative of an expedition to the source of the St. Peter's River, etc.,p.296 - Say's original description.
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 Eric R. Eaton on 21 November, 2005 - 2:56pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, Abigail Parker
Last updated 7 October, 2014 - 5:29pm

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