Exoplectra schaefferi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Exoplectra |
Species: | E. schaefferi |
Binomial name | |
Exoplectra schaefferi Gordon, 1985 | |
Exoplectra schaefferi, or Schaeffer's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
The name is a patronym for Charles Schaeffer who collected and described several coccinellids from the southwest US. [3]
Chrysomela is a genus of leaf beetles found almost throughout the world, but not in Australia. It contains around 40 species, including 7 in eastern and northern Europe. It also includes at least 17 species in North America, including the cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta.
Xylotrechus a genus of longhorned beetles of the family Cerambycidae, containing some 200 described species.
Hyperaspis schaefferi, known generally as the Schaeffer's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
Plateumaris is a genus of aquatic leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 17 described species in Plateumaris.
Glyptina is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 15 described species in Glyptina.
Myrmex is a genus of snout and bark beetles in the family Curculionidae. There are at least 30 described species in Myrmex.
Chrysomela schaefferi is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Taphrocerus schaefferi is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.
Aztecarpalus schaefferi is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Chrysolina schaefferi is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Anchonoderus schaefferi is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Onthophagus schaefferi is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.
Enoclerus schaefferi is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is found in North America.
Trigonodera schaefferi is a species of wedge-shaped beetle in the family Ripiphoridae. It is found in North America.
Diplotaxis schaefferi is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.
Phyllophaga schaefferi is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.
Brachypterus schaefferi is a species of short-winged flower beetle in the family Kateretidae. It is found in North America.
Exoplectra is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are about nine described species in Exoplectra.
Paraptorthodius is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae. There are at least three described species in Paraptorthodius.