Nephus ornatus

Nephus ornatus, the ornate lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[2]

Nephus ornatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Nephus
Species:
N. ornatus
Binomial name
Nephus ornatus
(LeConte, 1850)

Subspecies

  • Nephus ornatus naviculatus (Casey, 1899)
  • Nephus ornatus ornatus (LeConte, 1850)

References

  1. "Nephus ornatus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  2. "Nephus ornatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  3. "Nephus ornatus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  4. "Nephus ornatus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-21.

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. 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.
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