Exochomus aethiops
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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: | Exochomus |
| Species: | E. aethiops
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| Binomial name | |
| Exochomus aethiops (Bland, 1864)
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Exochomus aethiops, the round black ladybug, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America and North America,[2] where it has been recorded from South Dakota to New Mexico, west to Alberta and southern California.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3-4.2 mm. Adults are black with yellowish brown antennae and mouthparts.[5]
References
- ^ "Exochomus aethiops Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ a b "Exochomus aethiops Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Exochomus aethiops Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Exochomus aethiops species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ 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
- Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press.
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
- Papp, Charles S. (1984). Introduction to North American Beetles. Entomography Pubns.
- White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.