Exochomus octosignatus
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Exochomus |
| Species: | E. octosignatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Exochomus octosignatus (Gebler, 1830) | |
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Exochomus octosignatus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found on Corsica and Sicily and in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, southern Russia, central Asia, Korea and Mongolia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.89–4.27 mm (0.114–0.168 in) in males and about 2.71–4.5 mm (0.107–0.177 in) in females. The head and antennae are reddish-orange. The pronotum is reddish-orange a black spot before the scutellum. The scutellum is black and the elytra are reddish-orange with a somewhat darker border and each elytron with four black spots.[3]
Life history
They have been recorded preying on aphids, including Aphis craccivora, Macrosiphum jaceae, Xerobion eriosomatinum, Xerophilaphis zawadovskii, Xerophilaphis atraphaxidis and Ephedraphis ephedrae, as well as on the larvae of Phytonomus variabilis.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Exochomus 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 24, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Kovář, I. (1995). "Revision of the genera Brumus Muls. and Exochomus Redtb. (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) of the Palaearctic Region. Part I." (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 44: 5-124. Retrieved August 24, 2026.