The Coccidulinae are a
subfamily of
lady beetles in the family
Coccinellidae
Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from . They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in Great Britain. Some entomologists prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as the ...
.
[ Species:Coccidulinae] Recent molecular analyses suggest that Coccidulinae is not a monophyletic group (e.g., the tribe
Noviini may belong instead with
Epilachninae
The Epilachninae are a subfamily of the family of lady beetles, the Coccinellidae, in the order Coleoptera. Superficially, they look much like other ladybirds in the larger subfamily Coccinellinae, but they differ importantly in their biology ...
).
[A. Magro, E. Lecompte, F. Magné, J.-L. Hemptinne, B. Crouau-Roy]
"Phylogeny of ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): Are the subfamilies monophyletic?"
"ScienceDirect", March 2010
Genera
References
Coccinellidae
Polyphaga subfamilies
Taxa named by Étienne Mulsant
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