| Rhyzobius ventralis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Rhyzobius |
| Species: | R. ventralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhyzobius ventralis | |
Rhyzobius ventralis, common names including black lady beetle, [1] gumtree scale ladybird, [2] is a ladybird species endemic to Tasmania and all the mainland states of Australia except the Northern Territory. [2] It is also found in New Zealand, but not naturally. The earliest New Zealand record is Auckland, 1898 (Kuschel, 1990: 60)
