Exochomus cedri
Appearance
| Exochomus cedri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Exochomus |
| Species: | E. cedri |
| Binomial name | |
| Exochomus cedri (Sahlberg, 1913) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Exochomus cedri is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia, Albania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 2.75–3.68 mm (0.108–0.145 in) in males and 3.01–3.87 mm (0.119–0.152 in) in females. The head is black with brownish-yellow antennae. The pronotum is black with yellowish anterior and lateral margins and sometimes with a yellow spot at the anterior corners. The scutellum and elytra are black, each elytron with two or three yellowish-orange to red spots.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Exochomus 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 24, 2026.
- 1 2 Kovář, I. (1995). "Revision of the genera Brumus Muls. and Exochomus Redtb. (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) of the Palaearctic Region. Part I." (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 44: 5-124. Retrieved August 24, 2026.