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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Nephus |
| Species: | N. voeltzkowi
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| Nephus voeltzkowi (Weise, 1910)
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Nephus (Nephus) voeltzkowi is a species of ladybird belonging to the family Coccinellidae.
Description
editNephus voeltzkowi can reach a length of 1.65 millimetres (0.065 in) and feeds on mealybugs. Elytra are black, each with one yellowish big oval spot. The body is oval-shaped with short fine whitish pubescence.[1]
Parthenogenesis
editMost known populations of Nephus voeltzkowi are bisexual, but several female-only populations were found capable of parthenogenesis.[2]
References
edit- ^ Magro, Alexandra; Churata-Salcedo, Julissa; Lecompte, Emilie; Hemptinne, Jean-Louis; Almeida, Lucia M. (2020). "A new species of Nephus (Nephus) (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) described from Reunion Island". ZooKeys. 962: 123–137.
- ^ Magro, Alexandra; Lecompte, Emilie; Hemptinne, Jean-Louis; Soares, Antonio O.; Dutrillaux, Anne‐Marie; Murienne, Jérôme; Fürsch, Helmut; Dutrillaux, Bernard (2020). "First case of parthenogenesis in ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) suggests new mechanisms for the evolution of asexual reproduction". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 58: 194–208.
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