Rhyzobius ventralis

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Rhyzobius ventralis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Rhyzobius
Species:
R. ventralis
Binomial name
Rhyzobius ventralis
(Erichson, 1842)[1]

Rhyzobius ventralis, common names including black lady beetle,[1] gumtree scale ladybird,[2] is a ladybird species endemic to Tasmania and all the mainland states of Australia except the Northern Territory.[2] It is also found in New Zealand, but not naturally. The earliest New Zealand record is Auckland, 1898 (Kuschel, 1990: 60)

References[]

  • Kuschel, G. 1990: Beetles in a suburban environment: a New Zealand case study. DSIR Plant Protection report, (3) PDF
  1. ^ a b "ITIS Report Rhyzobius ventralis (Erichson, 1842)". ITIS. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  2. ^ a b "Rhyzobius ventralis (Erichson)". www.ento.csiro.au CSIRO. 2005-07-07. Retrieved 2009-05-11.

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