Novius virginalis
| Novius virginalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Novius |
| Species: | N. virginalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Novius virginalis (Wickham, 1905) | |
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Novius virginalis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae, formerly placed in the genus Anovia.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 2.43-3.05 mm. They have a red body, but anterior angle of the pronotum and head are piceous. The elytron has a median red spot and subhumeral red area.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Pang, H., Tang, X.-F., Booth, R.G., Vandenberg, N., Forrester, J., Mchugh, J., & Ślipiński, A. (2020) Revision of the Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Genus Novius Mulsant of Tribe Noviini. Annales Zoologici 70 (1):1–24. https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.1.001
- ↑ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
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