Mulsantina
Genus of beetles
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Mulsantina is a genus of ladybugs (family Coccinellidae),[1] found in North and Central America and in the Caribbean (Haiti).[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Tribe: | Coccinellini |
| Genus: | Mulsantina Weise, 1906 |
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The genus was named by entomologist Julius Weise after Étienne Mulsant,[1][2] who in 1846 and 1850 published monographs that were very important to the development of modern coccinellid taxonomy.[3] Mulsant had previously named this genus Cleis, but as this name was found to be already in use, Weise renamed it in Mulsant's honor.[2]
Species
There are about nine species:[1][2]
- Mulsantina alejandroi Bustamante, Oróz & González, 2021
- Mulsantina curva J. Chapin, 1985
- Mulsantina cyathigera Gorham, 1891
- Mulsantina hudsonica Casey, 1899
- Mulsantina labyrinthica Sicard, 1929
- Mulsantina latifasciata González, 2018
- Mulsantina luteodorsa J. Chapin, 1973
- Mulsantina lynx Mulsant, 1850
- Mulsantina mexicana J. Chapin, 1985
- Mulsantina picta Randall, 1838
- Mulsantina quinquelineata Mulsant, 1850