''Hippodamia'' is a genus of ladybirds in the family Coccinellidae. It includes the most common native North American "ladybug", ''Hippodamia convergens, H. convergens'', which can form overwintering aggregations numbering in the millions. Another notable member is ''Hippodamia variegata'', which occurs widely over both the North and South Hemispheres. Members of the genus tend to share an elongated body form with red or orange elytra, and a black and white pronotum. Many species, particularly in North America, are highly variable to the extent that they cannot be separated without dissection in many cases.

Species

* ''Hippodamia americana'' Crotch, 1873 - American Lady Beetle * ''Hippodamia apicalis'' Casey, 1899 * ''Hippodamia arctica'' (Schneider, 1792) * ''Hippodamia caseyi'' Johnson, 1910 - Casey's Lady Beetle * ''Hippodamia convergens'' Guérin-Méneville, 1842 - Convergent Lady Beetle * ''Hippodamia expurgata'' Casey, 1908 * ''Hippodamia falcigera'' Crotch, 1873 * ''Hippodamia glacialis'' (Fabricius, 1775) - Glacial Lady Beetle * ''Hippodamia koebelei'' Timberlake, 1942 * ''Hippodamia lunatomaculata'' Motschulsky, 1845 * ''Hippodamia moesta'' LeConte, 1854 - Sorrowful Lady Beetle * ''Hippodamia notata'' (Laicharting, 1781) * ''Hippodamia oregonensis'' Crotch, 1873 * ''Hippodamia parenthesis'' (Say, 1824) - Parenthesis Lady Beetle * ''Hippodamia quindecimmaculata'' Mulsant, 1850 - Barred Lady Beetle * ''Hippodamia quinquesignata'' (Kirby, 1837) - Five-spotted Lady Beetle * ''Hippodamia septemmaculata'' (DeGeer, 1775) * ''Hippodamia sinuata'' Mulsant, 1850 * ''Hippodamia tredecimpunctata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - Thirteen-spotted Lady Beetle * ''Hippodamia variegata'' (Johann August Ephraim Goeze, Goeze, 1777) * ''Hippodamia washingtoni'' Timberlake, 1939 - Washington's Lady Beetle Biolib
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References

Lady beetles: A Checklist of the Coccinellidae of Vermont (Insecta: Coleoptera)

External links

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