Cephaloscymnus occidentalis
| Cephaloscymnus occidentalis | |
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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: | Cephaloscymnus |
| Species: | C. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloscymnus occidentalis Horn, 1895
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Cephaloscymnus occidentalis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3], where it has been recorded from Arizona to California, as well as in Texas and Mexico (Sonora).[4]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.85 to 2.10 mm. They have a brown body, while the pronotum is reddish brown.[5]
References
- ^ "Cephaloscymnus occidentalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Cephaloscymnus occidentalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Cephaloscymnus occidentalis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Gordon, Robert D.; Hanley, Guy A. (December 29, 2017). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematicrevision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae)". Insecta Mundi. 0601. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–158. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ 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.