Coccinella prolongata

Coccinella prolongata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Coccinella
Species:	C. prolongata
Binomial name
Coccinella prolongata Crotch, 1873
Synonyms
Coccinella bridwelliNunenmacher, 1913

Coccinella prolongata, the prolongate lady beetle, 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 British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.7-7 mm. Adults have a black head with two pale spots. The pronotum has a large anterolateral pale spot, as well as a ventral and dorsal spot. The elytron has two black spots and a scutellar spot. ^[4]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Coccinella prolongata:

• Coccinella prolongata prolongata (British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
• Coccinella prolongata bridwelliNunenmacher, 1913 (California)
• Coccinella prolongata sequoiaeDobzhansky, 1931 (California, Nevada)

References

1. "Coccinella prolongata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Coccinella prolongata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Coccinella prolongata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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.