Exoplectra schaefferi
| Exoplectra schaefferi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Exoplectra |
| Species: | E. schaefferi
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| Binomial name | |
| Exoplectra schaefferi Gordon, 1985
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Exoplectra schaefferi, or Schaeffer's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America and North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Arizona.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 2.75-4.20 mm. They have a yellowish red body, but the head and median three-fourth of the pronotum are black. The elytron is dark brown with a brassy green tint.[4]
Etymology
[edit]The name is a patronym for Charles Schaeffer, who collected and described several coccinellids from the southwest US.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Exoplectra schaefferi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "Exoplectra schaefferi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ a b "Exoplectra schaefferi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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