Exoplectra schaefferi

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Exoplectra schaefferi
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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]

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Etymology

The name is a patronym for Charles Schaeffer who collected and described several coccinellids from the southwest US. [3]

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References

  1. "Exoplectra schaefferi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  2. "Exoplectra schaefferi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-19.

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