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Novius koebelei

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Novius koebelei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Ortaliinae
Tribe: Noviini
Genus: Novius
Species:
N. koebelei
Binomial name
Novius koebelei
Olliff, 1892
Synonyms
  • Novius ruber Blackburn, 1889
  • Novius discoidalis Blackburn, 1895
  • Novius limbatus Blackburn, 1895 (Preocc.)
  • Novius simplicipennis Blackburn, 1895
  • Novius tripustulatus Blackburn, 1895
  • Novius tridens Lea, 1902
  • Novius blackburni Ukrainsky, 2009
  • Rodolia koebelei (Olliff, 1892)
  • Rodolia rubra (Blackburn, 1889)
  • Rodolia discoidalis (Blackburn, 1895)

Novius koebelei is a species of ladybird beetle native to Australia.[1] It is also present in the wild in New Zealand, where it is of exotic origin.[2] In New Zealand, it was first reported in 2006, having been found in Auckland.[3] It has been known under many names; due to variation in its colouration, it has been described as new six times after its original description in 1892.[4]

This species was introduced into California for biocontrol, alongside N. cardinalis. It is not thought to persist there now, however.[5]

Description

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Compared to the better-known Novius cardinalis, koebelei typically has much more strongly confluent markings. This often creates a large concurrent red patch on each elytron, though some individuals may be entirely uniform red, and other variants exist.[4]

References

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  1. ^ CSIRO
  2. ^ NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)
  3. ^ Biosecurity New Zealand 2006: Biosecurity magazine, (68) whole issue (PDF) [see p. 30]
  4. ^ a b Pang, H., Tang, X.-F., Booth, R.G., Vandenberg, N., Forrester, J., Mchugh, J., & Ślipiński, A. (2020) Revision of the Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Genus Novius Mulsant of Tribe Noviini. Annales Zoologici 70 (1):1–24. https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.1.001
  5. ^ The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico, Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.