Harmonia (beetle)

Harmonia
	Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis
	Harmonia testudinaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Coccinellidae
Subfamily:	Coccinellinae
Genus:	Harmonia; Mulsant, 1846
Synonyms
	Ballia Mulsant, 1853; Callineda Crotch, 1871; Leis Mulsant, 1850; Ptychanatis Crotch, 1874; Rhopaloneda Timberlake, 1943; Stictoleis Crotch, 1874;

Harmonia is a genus of lady beetles belonging to the subfamily Coccinellinae.

Description[]

The distinction of the individual species within the genus is often very difficult, and in some cases requires examination of the reproductive system. The coloring and drawing in the genus Harmonia are very variable, not only between species, but also within each species. The basic color of the elytra is usually red to orange with black spots. The patches can be linked together to form black bars. The species can reach a length of 3 to 7 mm. The rear edge of the pronotum is slightly curved. The antennae are a little shorter than the head and are composed of eleven segments. The three last segments are thickened at the tip and form a club.

List of species[]

Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1771) – Asian lady beetle, originally from Nepal, China, Taiwan, Japan, introduced to Western Europe and America
Harmonia antipodum (Mulsant, 1848) – antipodean ladybird, endemic to New Zealand
Bielawski, 1964 – New Guinea
(Blackburn, 1892) – Australia
Harmonia conformis (Boisduval, 1835) – common spotted lady beetle, Australia, introduced in New Zealand
Harmonia dimidiata (Fabricius, 1781) – India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Taiwan, Japan; introduced in North America
(Crotch, 1874) – India, Malaysia, Philippines
(Mulsant, 1850) – India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal, Himalayan Region, South China
(Weise, 1907) – India
Harmonia octomaculata (Fabricius, 1781) – India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Micronesia, Australia
Harmonia quadripunctata (Pontoppidan, 1763) – cream-streaked lady beetle, Europe
(Fabricius, 1801) – India, Nepal, Southeast Asia
Harmonia testudinaria (Mulsant, 1850) – Indonesia, New Guinea, North Australia
Bielawski, 1964 – New Guinea
(Takizawa, 1917) – Japan

References[]

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Harmonia

Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis

Harmonia testudinaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Coccinellidae
Subfamily:	Coccinellinae
Genus:	Harmonia Mulsant, 1846
Synonyms
Ballia Mulsant, 1853 Callineda Crotch, 1871 Leis Mulsant, 1850 Ptychanatis Crotch, 1874 Rhopaloneda Timberlake, 1943 Stictoleis Crotch, 1874