Coccinellinae Explained

Coccinellinae is a subfamily of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 20 genera and 90 described species in Coccinellinae.

Genera

Coccinellinae includes these genera:

• Adalia Mulsant, 1846

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• Aiolocaria (Crotch, 1871)^g
• Anatis Mulsant, 1846

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• Anisosticta Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837

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• Aphidecta Weise, 1893

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• Calvia Mulsant, 1850

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• Ceratomegilla Crotch, 1873

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• Cheilomenes Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837

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• Coccinella Linnaeus, 1758

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• Coelophora Mulsant, 1850

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• Coleomegilla Timberlake, 1920

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• Cycloneda Crotch, 1871

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• Harmonia Mulsant, 1850

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• Hippodamia Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837

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• Macronaemia Casey, 1899

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• Megalocaria Crotch, 1871

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• Micraspis Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837

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• Mulsantina Weise, 1906

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• Myzia Mulsant, 1846

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• Naemia Mulsant, 1850

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• Neda Mulsant, 1850

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• Neoharmonia Crotch, 1871

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• Olla Casey, 1899

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• Paranaemia Casey, 1899

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• Propylea Mulsant, 1846

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• Psyllobora Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837

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• Synonycha Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837

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• Verania Mulsant, 1850

^{i c g}Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 978-0849309540.
• Book: Blatchley . W.S.. 1910. An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub..
• Bouchard . Patrice. Bousquet . Yves. Davies . Anthony E.. Alonso-Zarazaga . Miguel A.. Lawrence . John F.. Lyal . Chris H. C.. Newton . Alfred F.. Reid . Chris A. M.. Schmitt . Michael. Ślipiński . S. Adam. Smith . Andrew B. T.. 4. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers. 88. 1–972. 1313-2989. 10.3897/zookeys.88.807. 21594053. 3088472. free.
• Casey . Thomas L.. 1908. Notes on the Coccinellidae. The Canadian Entomologist. 40. 11. 393–421. 10.4039/Ent40393-11. 81446557.
• Book: Crotch . G.R.. 1873. Check list of the Coleoptera of America, north of Mexico. Naturalists' Agency. 10.5962/bhl.title.38811. free. 0665070772.
• Book: Evans . Arthur V.. Hogue . James N.. 2006. Field Guide to Beetles of California. University of California Press. 978-0520246577.
• Gordon . Robert D.. 1985. The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93. 1. 1–912. 0028-7199.
• Gordon . Robert. Vandenberg . Natalia. 1991. Field guide to recently introduced species of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) in North America. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington.
• Klimaszewski . Jan. Watt . J.Charles. 1997. Coleoptera: family-group review and keys to identification. Fauna of New Zealand. 37.
• Book: Lawrence . J.F.. Newton Jr. . A.F.. Pakaluk . James. Slipinski . Stanislaw Adam. 1995. Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera (with selected genera, notes, references and data on family-group names). Biology, Phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A. Crowson. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN. 2. 779–1006. 83-85192-34-4.
• Book: LeConte . J.L.. 1861. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Smithsonian Institution. 3. 136. 0665100558. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
• Book: Leng . Charles W.. 1920. Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico. John D. Sherman, Jr.. 10.5962/bhl.title.8777. free.
• Poole . Robert W.. Gentili . Patricia. 1996. A Check List of the Insects of North America: Coleoptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. Entomological Information Services. 1: Coleoptera, Strepsiptera. 41–820. 9781889002019.
• Book: Vandenberg . Natalia J.. Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. Thomas . M.C.. Skelley . P.E.. Frank . J.H.. 2002. Family 93; Coccinellidae Latreille 1807. American Beetles. CRC Press. 2: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. 371–389. 0-8493-0954-9.
• Book: White. Richard E.. 1998. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 0395910897. registration.

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