Orcus_(beetle)

<i>Orcus</i> (beetle)

Orcus (beetle)

Genus of beetles

Orcus is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 18 described species in Orcus, found in Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Java, Sumba, and the Kai Islands.[1][2]

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Species

These 18 species belong to the genus Orcus:

  • Orcus artensis Crotch, 1874 (New Caledonia)
  • Orcus australasiae (Boisduval, 1835) (Australia)
  • Orcus bilunulatus (Boisduval, 1835) (Australia)
  • Orcus biroi Weise, 1902 (New Guinea)
  • Orcus chujoi Bielawski, 1962 (New Caledonia)
  • Orcus cinctus Weise, 1902 (New Guinea)
  • Orcus citri Lea, 1902 (Australia)
  • Orcus cordiformis sp. nov. (New Guinea)
  • Orcus cyancocephalus Mulsant, 1850 (Australia, New Guinea)
  • Orcus janthinus Mulsant, 1850 (Java, Sumba, New Guinea)
  • Orcus lafertei Mulsant, 1853 (Australia)
  • Orcus nigricollis Weise, 1902 (Key Islands, New Guinea)
  • Orcus nummularis (Boisduval, 1835) (Australia)
  • Orcus obscurus Blackburn, 1892 (Australia)
  • Orcus punctulatus Blackburn, 1892 (Australia, New Guinea)
  • Orcus quadrimaculatus Gadeau de Kerville, 1884 (Australia)
  • Orcus tetrafasciatus Laczynski, 2009 (New Guinea)
  • Orcus viridulus Laczynski, 2009 (New Guinea)

References

  1. [1]
    "Orcus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  2. [2]
    Laczynski, Piotr; Tomaszewska, Wioletta (2010). "Revision of the Genus Orcus Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Chilocorini)". Annales Zoologici. 59. doi:10.3161/000345409X484955.

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