Brumoides septentrionis

Brumoides septentrionis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Brumoides
Species:	B. septentrionis
Binomial name
Brumoides septentrionis (Weise, 1885)
Synonyms
Brumus septentrionisWeise, 1885 Brumus septentrionis var. davisiLeng, 1908 Exochomus hoegeiGorham, 1894 Exochomus orbiculatusLeng, 1908 Exochomus ovoideusCasey, 1899 Exochomus desertorumCasey, 1899 Brumus septentrionis var. nevadensisLeng, 1908

Brumoides septentrionis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.9-3 mm. Adults are black, but the background colour of the elytron is yellowish brown to red. ^[4]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Brumoides septentrionis:

• Brumoides septentrionis davisi(Leng, 1908) (southeastern Canada to Virginia, west to Minnesota)
• Brumoides septentrionis hogei(Gorham, 1894) (Mexico and from Colorado to western Texas, west to Idaho and Arizona)
• Brumoides septentrionis septentrionis(Weise, 1885) (Hudson Bay to northern Arizona, west to Alaska and northern California)

References

1. "Brumoides septentrionis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Brumoides septentrionis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Brumoides septentrionis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-8788757675.