Rhyzobius ventralis

Rhyzobius ventralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Rhyzobius
Species: R. ventralis
Binomial name
Rhyzobius ventralis
(Erichson, 1842)[1]

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)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "ITIS Report Rhyzobius ventralis (Erichson, 1842)". ITIS. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Rhyzobius ventralis (Erichson)". www.ento.csiro.au CSIRO. 2005-07-07. Retrieved 2009-05-11.

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