Exoplectra is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are about nine described species in Exoplectra.[1][2][3]
| Exoplectra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Coccidulinae |
| Genus: | Exoplectra Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837 |
Species edit
These nine species belong to the genus Exoplectra:
- Exoplectra aenea Fabricius, 1801
- Exoplectra angularis Mulsant, 1850
- Exoplectra bimaculata
- Exoplectra calcarata (Germar, 1824)
- Exoplectra coccinea (Fabricius, 1801)
- Exoplectra columba
- Exoplectra fryi Crotch, 1874
- Exoplectra miniata Germar, 1824[4]
- Exoplectra rubicunda Mulsant, 1850
- Exoplectra schaefferi Gordon, 1985 (Schaeffer's lady beetle)
References edit
- ^ "Exoplectra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Exoplectra". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Exoplectra genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Almeida, Lúcia M.; Corrêa, Geovan H.; Giorgi, José A.; Grossi, Paschoal C. (September 2011). "New record of predatory ladybird beetle (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) feeding on extrafloral nectaries" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 55: 447–450. doi:10.1590/S0085-56262011005000028. ISSN 1806-9665. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
Further reading edit
- Fürsch, Helmut (1990). "Valid genera and subgenera of Coccinellidae" (PDF). Coccinella. 2 (1): 7–18. ISSN 0935-8196.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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