Thalassa (beetle)
Genus of beetles
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Thalassa is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least six described species in Thalassa.[1][2][3]
| Thalassa | |
|---|---|
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| Thalassa montezumae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Tribe: | Hyperaspidini |
| Genus: | Thalassa Mulsant, 1850 |
Species
These species belong to the genus Thalassa:[4]
- Thalassa flaviceps Mulsant, 1850
- Thalassa glauca (Mulsant, 1850)
- Thalassa korschefskyi (Milléo, Almeida & Gordon, 2004)
- Thalassa montezumae Mulsant, 1850 (Montezuma lady beetle)
- Thalassa pentaspilota (Chevrolat, 1853)
- Thalassa similaris Mulsant, 1850
