Hippodamia quinquesignata

Hippodamia quinquesignata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hippodamia
Species:	H. quinquesignata
Binomial name
Hippodamia quinquesignata (Kirby, 1837)

Hippodamia quinquesignata, the five-spotted lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Subspecies

These four subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia quinquesignata:

• Hippodamia quinquesignata ambiguaLeConte, 1852
  • H. q. ambigua is usually, but not always, spotless. ^[4] This subspecies is generally found west of the Sierra Nevada. ^[5]
• Hippodamia quinquesignata coccineaCasey
• Hippodamia quinquesignata punctulataLeConte, 1852
• Hippodamia quinquesignata quinquesignata(Kirby, 1837)

Hippodamia quinquesignata ambigua

References

1. "Hippodamia quinquesignata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Hippodamia quinquesignata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Hippodamia quinquesignata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. Shull, A. Franklin (1948). "Natural Hybrids of Subspecies of Hippodamia quinquesignata (Coccinellidae)" . Evolution. 2 (1): 10–18. doi:10.2307/2405611. hdl: 2027.42/137449 . ISSN   0014-3820. JSTOR   2405611.
5. Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 248. ISBN   9780520288744.

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.

External links

• Media related to Hippodamia quinquesignata at Wikimedia Commons