Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Ladybird Beetle
Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,486 meters (0 to 4,875 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Order:
Coleoptera
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Polyphaga
()
- Emery, 1886
- a genus of Blister Beetles (Meloidae)
- Infraorder:
Cucujiformia
()
- Superfamily:
Cucujoidea
()
-
- Family:
Coccinellidae
()
- Subfamily:
Coccinellinae
()
- Subfamily:
Coccinellinae
(
- Family:
Coccinellidae
(
- Superfamily:
Cucujoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Cucujiformia
(
- Suborder:
Polyphaga
(
- Order:
Coleoptera
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Subgenus
: Pullus
Last scrutiny: 02-Dec-2005
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Scymnus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:
S. bispinatus (Pygmy Shark) · S. brasiliensis (Cookie-Cutter Shark) · S. camptodromus (Ladybird Beetle) · S. loewii (Loew's Scymnus Lady Beetle) · S. ningshanensis (Ladybird Beetle) · S. rostratus (Little Sleeper Shark) · S. sinuanodulus (Ladybird Beetle) · S. suturalis (Ladybird Beetle)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- A guide to the natural history of the Isle of Wight: a series of contributions by specialists relating to the various branches of natural history and kindred subjects / edited by Frank Morey. Newport, Isle of Wight: The County Press, 1909. url p. 353.
- A revision of the coleopterous family Coccinellid. By George Robert Crotch, M.A. London, E.W. Janson, 1874. url p. 20, p. 21, p. 22, p. 247, p. 253, p. 264.
- A survey and record of Woolwich and West Kent containing descriptions and records, brought up-to-date, of geology, botany, zoology, archaeology and industries of the district, with a brief photographic commentary, in commemoration of the 12th Ann General editors, C.H. Grinling, T.A. Ingram [and] B.C. Polkinghorne. Woolwich: Labour Representation Print. Co., 1909. url p. 302.
- Acta Societatis pro Fauna et Flora Fennica. Helsinki: Societas, 1875-1980. url p. 121, p. 123.
- Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- url p. 282, p. 288.
- Forests and forestry of northern Russia and lands beyond. Edinburgh, Oliver and Boyd; [etc., etc.]1884. url .
- Proceedings and transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society. London, British Entomological and Natural History Society. url p. 61.
- Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Washington, etc.: Entomological Society of Washington url p. 250, p. 252, p. 254.
- The Coleoptera of the British islands: a descriptive account of the families, genera, and species indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, with notes as to localities, habitats, etc. / by the Rev. W. W. Fowler. London: L. Reeve & co., 1887-1913. url p. 255.
- The Entomologist's monthly magazine. Oxford [etc.]Entomologist's Monthly Magazine Ltd. [etc.] url p. 259, p. 260, p. 273, p. 4, p. 89, p. 91.
- The Hope reports. Oxford: Printed for private circulation, 1897-1958. url p. 73.
- The Irish naturalist. Dublin: Eason & Son, Ltd., 1892- url p. 99.
- The coleoptera of the British Islands, a descriptive account of the families, genera, and species indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, with notes as to localities, habitats, etc. London, Reeve, 1887-91. url p. 173.
- The naturalist. London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1865- url p. 111.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 29, 2007:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- Forest Research Institute, Department of Natural Forests, Coleoptera of Białowieża Forest
- Forest Research Institute, Department of Natural Forests, Coleoptera of Biebrza National Park.
- Forest Research Institute, Department of Natural Forests, Coleoptera of Kozienice Forest.
- Forest Research Institute, Department of Natural Forests, Coleoptera of Swierklaniec Forest
- Forest Research Institute, Department of Natural Forests, Coleoptera of Tuchola Forest and Tuchola Forest National Park.
- SysTax, Lobbecke Museum Dusseldorf
- SysTax, SysTax
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- , Bugs
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Highland Biological Recording Group - HBRG Coleoptera dataset
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2607464
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-187058
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13538737
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 187058
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 408805
Footnotes
- Mean = 152.670 meters (500.886 feet), Standard Deviation = 212.880 based on 411 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
