Mulsantina hudsonica

Mulsantina hudsonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Mulsantina
Species:	M. hudsonica
Binomial name
Mulsantina hudsonica (Casey, 1899)
Synonyms
Cleis hudsonica Casey 1899

Mulsantina hudsonica, the Hudsonian 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 Labrador to North Carolina, west to British Columbia.

Description

It measures 3.5–5 mm (0.1–0.2 in) in length. Adults are yellow except with two black lines on the head. The pronotum has black spots forming an M-shape. The elytron has median brown vitta and two black spots. ^[4]

Biology

It has been recorded from various conifers and from willow; it is a predator of the balsam woolly adelgid (Adelges piceae). ^[5]

References

1. "Mulsantina hudsonica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Mulsantina hudsonica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Mulsantina hudsonica 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.
5. Chapin, Joan B. (1985). "Revision of the genus Mulsantina Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 78 (3): 348–368. doi:10.1093/aesa/78.3.348.

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.