Hippodamia parenthesis

Hippodamia parenthesis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hippodamia
Species:
H. parenthesis
Binomial name
Hippodamia parenthesis
(Say, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella parenthesis Say, 1824
  • Coccinella tridens Kirby, 1837
  • Hippodamia parenthesis albomacula Fitch, 1862
  • Hippodamia parenthesis approximata Fitch, 1862
  • Hippodamia parenthesis confluenta Fitch, 1862
  • Hippodamia parenthesis connata Fitch, 1862
  • Hippodamia parenthesis discopunctata Fitch, 1862
  • Hippodamia parenthesis insulata Fitch, 1862
  • Hippodamia parenthesis linearis Fitch, 1862
  • Hippodamia parenthesis lituricollis Fitch, 1862
  • Hippodamia parenthesis permacrifrons Fitch, 1862
  • Hippodamia parenthesis triangularis Fitch, 1862
  • Hippodamia parenthesis tridentifrons Fitch, 1862
  • Hippodamia parenthesis nimia Fitch, 1862

Hippodamia parenthesis, the parenthesis lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America,[1] where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to South Carolina, west to Alaska and California.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.75-5.60 mm. They have a spotted elytron, with the apical spots often suffused.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hippodamia parenthesis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  2. ^ "Hippodamia parenthesis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  3. ^ "Hippodamia parenthesis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  4. ^ "Hippodamia parenthesis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  5. ^ 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.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.


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