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Genus Halmus

Probably Halmus chalybeus - Halmus chalybeus

Halmus Chalybeus, Steelblue Lady Beetle? - Halmus chalybeus - female

Steelblue Ladybeetle Larva - Halmus chalybeus

tiny shiny black beetle - Halmus chalybeus

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 Halmus

Explanation of Names

Halmus Mulsant, 1850

Range

Calif. - Map (1), introduced from Australia (2)

Works Cited

1.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

2.	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 Dennis Haines on 30 August, 2010 - 3:18pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 16 January, 2023 - 11:44am

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