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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 » Giant Lady Beetles (Anatis)

Genus Anatis - Giant Lady Beetles

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited

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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 Anatis (Giant Lady Beetles)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Myzia LeConte 1852 (in part)

Explanation of Names

Anatis Mulsant 1846

Numbers

4 spp. in our area, 6 total

Size

7.2-10.5 mm(1); the largest coccinellids of our fauna

Identification

see (1)

Patch of fine, short hairs at rear of each elytron. Antennae with 10 segments, terminating in triangular club. Meso- and metatibia each with 2 spurs. Tarsal claw with large, subquadrate basal tooth.

Range

in NA, across the north (AK-NF)(2) to NM-SC

Habitat

Usually arboreal

Food

Mostly aphids, but also caterpillars and sawfly larvae, especially those in trees.

Remarks

Adults darken with age. The oldest individuals may appear to have no black spots because the base color is so dark.

Print References

McKenzie H.L. (1936) An anatomical and systematic study of the genus Anatis of America. U. Cal. Publ. Entomol. 6(10): 263-272.

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.

2.	Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition Bousquet Y., Bouchard P., Davies A.E., Sikes D.S. 2013. ZooKeys 360: 1–402.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 31 October, 2004 - 10:43am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, v belov, Abigail Parker
Last updated 2 October, 2022 - 5:14pm

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