Lady Beetles of Texas

Genus Cephaloscymnus 


     Cephaloscymnus occidentalis Horn 
     Cephaloscymnus zimmermanni australis Gordon
     Cephaloscymnus sp. 

Genus Microweisea


     Microweisea sp.
     Microweisea minuta (Casey) 

Genus Diomus 
     Diomus debilis (LeConte) 
     Diomus liebecki (Horn) 
     Diomus pseudotaedatus Gordon 

     Diomus terminatus (Say) 
     Diomus texanus Gordon 
     Diomus xanthaspis (Mulsant) 

Genus Nephaspis 
     Nephaspis oculatus (Blatchley) 

Genus Nephus 
     Nephus (Scymnobius) flavifrons (Melsheimer) 
     Nephus (Scymnobius) guttulatus (LeConte) 

     Nephus (Scymnobius) intrusus (Horn) 
     Nephus (Scymnobius) sordidus (Horn) 

Genus Helesius 
     Helesius nubilans Casey 

Genus Hyperaspis 

     Hyperaspis sp.
     Hyperaspis bensonica Casey 

     Hyperaspis bigeminata (Randall) 
     Hyperaspis caseyi Gordon 

     Hyperaspis connectens (Thunberg) 
     Hyperaspis conspirans Casey 
     Hyperaspis cruenta LeConte 
     Hyperaspis gemma Casey 

     Hyperaspis globula Casey 
     Hyperaspis imitator Gordon 

     Hyperaspis inflexa Casey 

     Hyperaspis lateralis Mulsant 

     Hyperaspis levrati (Mulsant) 

     Hyperaspis medialis Casey 

     Hyperaspis octonotata Casey 
     Hyperaspis pleuralis Casey 
     Hyperaspis pratensis LeConte 
     Hyperaspis punctata LeConte 

  
     Hyperaspis rotunda Casey 
     Hyperaspis schaefferi Gordon 

     Hyperaspis signata bicentralis Casey 
     Hyperaspis signata (Olivier) 
     Hyperaspis triangulum Casey 

     Hyperaspis trifurcata Schaeffer 
     Hyperaspis weisei Schaeffer 
     Hyperaspis wickhami Casey 

Genus Selvadius 
     Selvadius rectus Casey 

Genus Scymnus 

     Scymnus sp.
     Scymnus (Pullus) ardelio Horn
     Scymnus (Pullus) aridus Casey 

     Scymnus (Pullus) brullei Mulsant 

     Scymnus (Pullus) caudalis LeConte 
     Scymnus (Pullus) cervicalis Mulsant  
     Scymnus (Pullus) cockerelli Casey 

     Scymnus (Pullus) compar Casey 
     Scymnus (Pullus) creperus Mulsant 
     Scymnus (Pullus) enochrus Gordon 
     Scymnus (Pullus) horni Gorham 
     Scymnus (Pullus) howdeni Gordon  
     Scymnus (Pullus) kansanus Casey 

     Scymnus (Pullus) loewii Mulsant 
     Scymnus (Pullus) louisianae J. Chapin 
     Scymnus (Pullus) pacificus Crotch 
     Scymnus (Pullus) pallens LeConte 
     Scymnus (Pullus) pauculus Gordon 
     Scymnus (Pullus) rubricaudus Casey 
     Scymnus (Pullus) socer LeConte 
     Scymnus (Pullus) tenebrosus Mulsant 
     Scymnus (Pullus) uncus Wingo 
     Scymnus (Scymnus) apicanus apicanus J. Chapin 
     Scymnus (Scymnus) circumspectus Horn
     Scymnus (Scymnus) indianensis Weise
     Scymnus (Scymnus) paracanus paracanus J. Chapin 

Genus Stethorus 

     Stethorus sp.
     Stethorus caseyi Gordon & Chapin 
     Stethorus pinachi Gordon & Chapin 
     Stethorus utilis (Horn) 

Genus Thalassa

 
     Thalassa montezumae Mulsant 

Genus Zagloba 
     Zagloba hystrix Casey 
     Zagloba satana Gordon 

     Axion plagiatum (Olivier) 

Genus Chilocorus 

     Chilocorus cacti (Linnaeus) 

     Chilocorus stigma (Say)  

Genus Exochomus 

     Exochomus childreni guexi LeConte 

Subfamily Coccidulinae

Genus Rodolia 

 
     Rodolia cardinalis (Mulsant) - Non-native

Subfamily Coccinellinae

Genus Coccinella 

     Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus - Non-native

Genus Coleomegilla 

 
     Coleomegilla maculata (Degeer) 

Genus Cycloneda 

 
     Cycloneda munda (Say) 

 
     Cycloneda sanguinea (Linnaeus) 

Genus Harmonia 

      
     Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) - Non-native

Genus Hippodamia 

  
     Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville 

Genus Naemia 

     Naemia seriata (Melsheimer) 

Genus Neoharmonia

    Neoharmonia venusta (Melsheimer)

Genus Olla 

     
     Olla v-nigrum (Mulsant) 

Genus Psyllobora 

     Psyllobora renifer Casey 

     Psyllobora vigintimaculata (Say) 

Subfamily Epilachninae

Genus Epilachna 

 
     Epilachna borealis (Fabricius) 
     Epilachna tredecimnotata (Latreille) 

     Epilachna varivestis Mulsant 

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