Chilocorus tumidus

Chilocorus tumidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Chilocorus
Species:	C. tumidus
Binomial name
Chilocorus tumidus Leng, 1908

Chilocorus tumidus is a species of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. ^{[1] [2]} It is native to North America ^[2] , where it has been recorded from Virginia and Maryland.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.20-5.75 mm. Adults are dark brown to black, with a transverse spot on the elytron. ^[3]

References

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1. "Chilocorus tumidus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
2. "Chilocorus tumidus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
3. 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.

• "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico", Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.
• Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society, vol. 93, no. 1, 1–912.

Further reading

• Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.