Novius pumilus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Novius |
| Species: | N. pumilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Novius pumilus (Weise, 1892) | |
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Novius pumilus is a beetle in the genus Novius found in Taiwan, India (Punjab, Uttarakhand), Vietnam, China, Japan and Micronesia[1] (including Guam).[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.4–2.6 mm (0.094–0.102 in).[1] The species is hairy and has a lady beetle shape with a two-winged shell. The coloration is dark orange. The eyes are large and beady.[3]
Introductions
The species has spread into the western US like many other Novius species.[4][3]
Life history
References
- 1 2 3 Poorani, J. (2023). "A review of the tribe Noviini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian subcontinent". Zootaxa. 5311 (1): 1–47. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Novius pumilus - Plazi TreatmentBank". tb.plazi.org. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- 1 2 "New state, island and prey records from Hawai'i, U.S.A., and a new country record from Laos for lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)".
- ↑ Tang, Xue-Fei; Huang, Yu-Hao; Li, Hao-Sen; Chen, Pei-Tao; Yang, Huan-Ying; Liang, Yuan-Sen; Du, Xue-Yong; Liu, Zhen-Hua; Li, En-Feng; Yang, Yu-Chen; Pang, Hong (2022-01-31). "Genomic insight into the scale specialization of the biological control agent Novius pumilus (Weise, 1892)". BMC Genomics. 23 (1): 90. doi:10.1186/s12864-022-08299-w. ISSN 1471-2164. PMC 8805230. PMID 35100986.