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Exochomus cedri

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Exochomus cedri
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Exochomus quadripustulatus var. cedri Sahlberg, 1913
  • Exochomus muelleri Mader, 1931

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

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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

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  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 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.