Hippodamia sinuata

Hippodamia sinuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hippodamia
Species:	H. sinuata
Binomial name
Hippodamia sinuata Mulsant, 1850
Synonyms
Adonia interrogansMulsant, 1856 Hippodamia spuriaLeConte, 1861 Hippodamia crotchiCasey, 1899 Hippodamia complexCasey, 1899 Hippodamia trivittataCasey, 1899 Hippodamia americana fontinalisCasey, 1924 Hippodamia sinuata disjunctaTimberlake, 1919 Hippodamia sinuata stramineaChapin, 1946

Hippodamia sinuata, the sinuate lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America and Oceania. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.30-5.80 mm. The pronotum has pale spots. The suture on the elytron is black from the base to the apical three-fourth and there is a broad discal vitta. ^[4]

Subspecies

These subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia sinuata:

• Hippodamia sinuata crotchiCasey, 1899 (Northwest Territories south to New Mexico and California)
• Hippodamia sinuata sinuataMulsant, 1850 (California)
• Hippodamia sinuata spuriaLeConte, 1861 (Alaska to Oregon)

References

1. "Hippodamia sinuata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Hippodamia sinuata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Hippodamia sinuata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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.