Coccinella magnopunctata

Coccinella magnopunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Coccinella
Species:
C. magnopunctata
Binomial name
Coccinella magnopunctata
(Rybakow, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella undecimpunctata var. magnopunctata Rybakow, 1889
  • Coccinella semenowi Weise, 1889

Coccinella magnopunctata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in India (Kashmir), Nepal, China, Tibet, Mongolia, Russia and Iran.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in). The head is black with two large yellow-white frontal spots. The pronotum is black with small ochraceous-white spots. The scutellum is black and the elytra are orange-red with 11 black spots.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ ITIS (2026). "Coccinella at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Poorani, J. (2023). "An illustrated guide to lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part 1. Tribe Coccinellini". Zootaxa. 5332 (1): 1–307. Retrieved August 12, 2026.