Sospita (beetle)
| Sospita | |
|---|---|
| Sospita vigintiguttata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Coccinellinae |
| Tribe: | Coccinellini |
| Genus: | Sospita Mulsant, 1846 |
| Type species | |
| Coccinella vigintiguttata Linnaeus, 1758
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Sospita is a genus of ladybird beetle with two species, S. sexvittata and S. vigintiguttata. They have a Palearctic distribution. Another species described as Sospita quadrivittata is now placed in the genus Miyataketentou.[1]
References
- ^ Kitano, T. (2008). "Two New Species of the Ladybird Beetles from Japan and Taiwan (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)". Japanese Journal of systematic Entomology. 14 (2): 319–322.