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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Sticholotidinae » Microweiseini » Nipus » Nipus biplagiatus
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Beetle for Abigail - Nipus biplagiatus
Copyright © 2012 Chris Mallory

Beetle for Abigail - Nipus biplagiatus
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 11, 2012
Size: 1mm
The smallest lady beetles I've ever seen; very elongate, several found on Sycamore bark, apparently predatory on Sycamore scales(?) which are just about the only thing on the tree that were smaller than it. I think genus Nipus might be the right direction, but its poorly represented in the guide. Any insight?

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Contributed by Chris Mallory on 14 June, 2012 - 7:22pm
Last updated 18 June, 2012 - 1:10pm

Moved
Moved from Nipus.
… v belov, 18 June, 2012 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

Nipus biplagiatus - great find!
This is the only CA species of Nipus that has maculate elytra. A similar species, N. occiduus, is not known from CA (apparently restricted to Utah and Arizona). I really like the great look we get at the narrow, elongated head in your photos.
… Abigail Parker, 18 June, 2012 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

super... 3 spp. in Cali; this one looks like biplagiatus
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 14 June, 2012 - 8:08pm login or register to post comments

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