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dejavu or sonoricus

tiny black lady beetle for Abigail - Delphastus Supplemental lady beetle for Abigail - Delphastus
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 Delphastus
No Taxon dejavu or sonoricus
Food
Whiteflies
Remarks
Two species, D. dejavu Gordon and D. sonoricus Casey, previously considered conspecific with D. pusillus, have western U.S. distributions.

As a result, the distribution of D. pusillus is now restricted to the eastern half of the U.S. (Hoelmer & Pickett 2003)
Print References
Hoelmer, K.A. & C.H. Pickett. 2003. Geographic origin and taxonomic history of Delphastus spp. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in commercial culture. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 13(5): 529–535. Full PDF