Lady Beetles ("Ladybugs") of Texas

• Subfamily Sticholotidinae

Genus Cephaloscymnus

     Cephaloscymnus occidentalis Horn 
     Cephaloscymnus zimmermanni australis Gordon
     Cephaloscymnus sp.

Genus Delphastus  

 
     Delphastus pusillus (LeConte) 

Genus Gnathoweisea

     Gnathoweisea texana Gordon       

Genus Microweisea

     Microweisea sp.
     Microweisea minuta (Casey) 

• Subfamily Scymninae

Genus Brachiacantha 

 
    Brachiacantha barberi Gordon 

     
     Brachiacantha bollii Crotch 

     Brachiacantha decora Casey 

 
  
     Brachiacantha quadrillum LeConte 

     Brachiacantha subfasciata Mulsant 

     Brachiacantha tau LeConte 

     Brachiacantha testudo Casey 

Genus Cryptolaemus

Genus Didion

 
    Didion punctatum (Melsheimer)

Genus Diomus 

 
     Diomus amabilis (LeConte) 

     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 flavifrons (Melsheimer) 
     Nephus guttulatus (LeConte) 

     Nephus intrusus (Horn) 
     Nephus sordidus (Horn) 

Genus Helesius 

 
     Helesius nubilans Casey 

Genus Hyperaspis 

  
     Hyperaspis spp.

  
     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 lugubris (Randall) - recorded from southeasternmost county in NM

 
     Hyperaspis medialis Casey 

   
     Hyperaspis octonotata Casey 

 
    Hyperaspis pleuralis Casey 
    Hyperaspis pratensis LeConte

    Hyperaspis proba (Say)

   
     Hyperaspis punctata LeConte 

   
     Hyperaspis rotunda Casey 

 
     Hyperaspis schaefferi Gordon 

   
     Hyperaspis signata (Olivier) 
     Hyperaspis triangulum Casey 

  
     Hyperaspis trifurcata Schaeffer 

 
      Hyperaspis weisei Schaeffer 

   
     Hyperaspis wickhami Casey 

Genus Hyperaspidius

    Hyperaspidius sp.

    Hyperaspidius nanellus Gordon
    Hyperaspidius marginatus (Gaines)

    Hyperaspidius oblongus Casey

Genus Selvadius 

     Selvadius sp.
     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 

Subfamily Chilocorinae

       Genus Axion 

     Axion plagiatum (Olivier) 

Genus Chilocorus 

 
     Chilocorus cacti (Linnaeus) 

 
     Chilocorus stigma (Say)  

Genus Exochomus 

    
     Exochomus childreni guexi LeConte 

 
     Exochomus subrotundus Casey

• Subfamily Coccidulinae

Genus Anovia

Genus Rhyzobius

                Rhyzobius lophanthae (Blaisdell) - Non-native

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

 
    Hippodamia sinuata crotchi Casey

Genus Mulsantina 

 
     Mulsantina picta (Randall)

Genus Myzia

  
     Myzia interrupta (Casey) 

 
     Myzia pullata (Say)

Genus Naemia 

 
     Naemia seriata (Melsheimer) 

Genus Neoharmonia

   
     
    Neoharmonia venusta (Melsheimer)

Genus Olla 

       
     Olla v-nigrum (Mulsant) 

Genus Psyllobora

    Psyllobora plagiate Schaeffer

   
     Psyllobora renifer Casey 

     Psyllobora vigintimaculata (Say) 

Subfamily Epilachninae

Genus Epilachna 

     Epilachna borealis (Fabricius) 

  
     Epilachna tredecimnotata (Latreille) 

 
     Epilachna varivestis Mulsant 

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