The Coccidulinae are a subfamily of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae.[1] Recent molecular analyses suggest that Coccidulinae is not a monophyletic group (e.g., the tribe Noviini may belong instead with Epilachninae).[2]
Coccidulinae | |
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Adult Coccidula rufa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Subfamily: | Coccidulinae Mulsant, 1846 |
Tribes | |
Azyini |
Genera
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- ^ Species:Coccidulinae
- ^ A. Magro, E. Lecompte, F. Magné, J.-L. Hemptinne, B. Crouau-Roy, "Phylogeny of ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): Are the subfamilies monophyletic?", "ScienceDirect", March 2010