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Novius bellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Novius
Species:	N. bellus
Binomial name
	Novius bellus; Blackburn, 1889
Synonyms
	Eurodolia severini Weise, 1895; Novius immaculatus Lea, 1902;

Novius bellus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.^[1] It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.5–4 mm (0.14–0.16 in). The colour pattern is variable. The head and pronotum are dark or with the anterior part of the pronotum reddish. The elytra are red with a black sutural stripe and a forked stripe in most specimens. However, melanic forms with variable amounts of black on the elytra may be found, with some even being completely black.^[3]

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
↑ ITIS (2026). "Novius at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
1 2 Pang, H.; Tang, X.F.; Booth, R.G.; Vandenberg, N.; Forrester, J.; McHugh, J.V; Slipinski, A. (2020). "Revision Of The Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Genus Novius Mulsant Of Tribe Noviini". Annales zoologici. 70 (1): 1-24. Retrieved August 6, 2026.

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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 6, 2026.

[:1-2] ITIS (2026). "Novius at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved August 6, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Pang, H.; Tang, X.F.; Booth, R.G.; Vandenberg, N.; Forrester, J.; McHugh, J.V; Slipinski, A. (2020). "Revision Of The Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Genus Novius Mulsant Of Tribe Noviini". Annales zoologici. 70 (1): 1-24. Retrieved August 6, 2026.

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