Hippodamia sinuata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Hippodamia |
| Species: | H. sinuata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hippodamia sinuata Mulsant, 1850
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Hippodamia sinuata, the sinuate lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America and Oceania.[1][2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.30-5.80 mm. The pronotum has pale spots. The suture on the elytron is black from the base to the apical three-fourth and there is a broad discal vitta.[4]
Subspecies
These subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia sinuata:
- Hippodamia sinuata crotchi Casey, 1899 (Northwest Territories south to New Mexico and California)
- Hippodamia sinuata sinuata Mulsant, 1850 (California)
- Hippodamia sinuata spuria LeConte, 1861 (Alaska to Oregon)
References
- ^ "Hippodamia sinuata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Hippodamia sinuata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Hippodamia sinuata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ 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.