''Chilocorus'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s belonging to the family
Coccinellidae
Coccinellidae () is a widespread family (biology), family of small beetles. They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United Kingdom; "lady" refers to Mary, mother of Jesus, mother Mary. Entomologists use the ...
, subfamily
Chilocorinae
The Chilocorinae are a subfamily of ladybugs in the family Coccinellidae.[Chilocorus bipustulatus
''Chilocorus bipustulatus'', the heather ladybird, is a beetle species belonging to the family Coccinellidae, subfamily Chilocorinae.
These beetles are found in most of the Palearctic realm, (Europe, North Africa, Asia north of the Himalayan foo ...]
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - Heather ladybird
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Chilocorus braeti'' Weise, 1895 - Cactus lady beetle
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Chilocorus cacti'' (Linnaeus, 1767)
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Chilocorus canariensis'' Crotch, 1874
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Chilocorus circumdatus'' (Gyllenhal in Schönherr, 1808) - Red chilocorus
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Chilocorus coelosimilis'' Kapur, 1967
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Chilocorus fraternus'' LeConte, 1860
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Chilocorus hauseri'' Weise, 1895
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Chilocorus hexacyclus'' Smith
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Chilocorus infernalis'' Mulsant, 1853
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Chilocorus kuwanae
''Chilocorus kuwanae'', or Kuwana's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is native to Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), and Southern Asia, and has been introduced to North America for biological pest con ...
'' Silvestri, 1909 - Kuwana's lady beetle
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Chilocorus matsumurai
''Chilocorus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Coccinellidae, subfamily Chilocorinae.
List of species
These species belong to the genus ''Chilocorus''.
* ''Chilocorus bipustulatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - Heather ladybird
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'' Miyatake, 1985
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Chilocorus melanophthalmus'' Mulsant, 1850
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Chilocorus melas'' Weise, 1898
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Chilocorus nigritus'' (Fabricius, 1798) - Black chilocorus
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Chilocorus orbus'' Casey, 1899
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Chilocorus politus'' Mulsant, 1850
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Chilocorus renipustulatus'' (L.G. Scriba, 1791)
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Chilocorus rubidus'' Hope in Gray, 1831
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Chilocorus similis
''Chilocorus similis'' is a species of red-spotted lady beetles belonging to the family Coccinellidae, subfamily Chilocorinae.
This beetle is an endemic Italian species, present in Italian mainland. It preys on scale insects living on ''Euonym ...
'' (Rossi, 1790)
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Chilocorus stigma
''Chilocorus stigma'', commonly known as the twice-stabbed ladybug, is a native resident of the United States and Canada. It also has been introduced to Hawaii. It is shiny black, and there is one red spot on each elytron. The remainder of the bo ...
'' (Say) - Twice-stabbed lady beetle
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Chilocorus subindicus
''Chilocorus subindicus'', is a species of lady beetle found in India, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
Description
Very similar to '' Chilocorus nigritus'' in morphology. Body length is about 2.7 to 3.8 mm. Body outline is subcircular. Elytra pitchy to ...
'' Booth, 1998
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Chilocorus tricyclus
''Chilocorus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Coccinellidae, subfamily Chilocorinae.
List of species
These species belong to the genus ''Chilocorus''.
* ''Chilocorus bipustulatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - Heather ladybird
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'' Smith
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Chilocorus tumidus
''Chilocorus tumidus'' is a species of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae
Coccinellidae () is a widespread family (biology), family of small beetles. They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United ...
'' Leng, 1908
References
Biolib
Coccinellidae genera
Taxa named by William Elford Leach
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