Cephaloscymnus occidentalis

Cephaloscymnus occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Cephaloscymnus
Species:	C. occidentalis
Binomial name
Cephaloscymnus occidentalis Horn, 1895

Cephaloscymnus occidentalis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America ^{[1] [2] [3]} , where it has been recorded from Arizona to California, as well as in Texas and Mexico (Sonora). ^[4]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.85 to 2.10 mm. They have a brown body, while the pronotum is reddish brown. ^[5]

References

1. "Cephaloscymnus occidentalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Cephaloscymnus occidentalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Cephaloscymnus occidentalis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. Gordon, Robert D.; Hanley, Guy A. (December 29, 2017). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematicrevision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae)". Insecta Mundi. 0601. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–158. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
5. 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.