Cleobora
Cleobora mellyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Cleobora Mulsant, 1850 |
Species: | C. mellyi
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Binomial name | |
Cleobora mellyi |
Cleobora is a monotypic genus of ladybird native to Tasmania and the southern states of mainland Australia. Its only recognized species is Cleobora mellyi, the Tasmanian ladybird or southern ladybird.[2]
C. mellyi was introduced to New Zealand in 1977 as a biological control agent, with mixed results.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Cleobora mellyi (Mulsant)". CSIRO. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
- ^ "Cleobora mellyi Mulsant". CSIRO. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ "Cleobora mellyi, the southern ladybird in New Zealand". nzffa.org.nz. 25 October 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
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Categories:
- Coccinellidae
- Beetles of Australia
- Beetles described in 1850
- Coccinellidae stubs
- Coccinellidae genera