COCCINELLIDAE - LADYBIRDS
Ladybirds have established a place in popular culture on account of their attractive colouration but not all members of the family look like stereotypical ladybirds. Though most species are brightly-coloured, some species are dull and are easily mistaken for other beetle families. Most ladybirds are predacious both in the larval and adult forms, with their favourite prey being aphids and scale bugs - both harmful pests - strengthening their reputation as the gardener´s friend. Their bright colouration is due to aposematism - it is a warning that they are unpalatable to predators but if this is ignored they are able to secrete strong-smelling haemolymph from their leg joints to repel molesters. Adults lay clusters of eggs, some of which are infertile but act as a food source for the newly hatched nymphs. The egg stage lasts approximately one week, with close to two weeks spent in the larval form. The entire life cycle of a ladybird is rarely more than 4 to 7 weeks.
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Online Resources
Coccinellidae of Paraguay - Superb site by world expert Guillermo González with all you need to know about Paraguayan Ladybirds and images of all the species. Below is the list of the 90 species currently documented as present in Paraguay following this site. For further information we highly recommend that you check the site out. If you wish to cite this list it should be cited as:
González, G. ,2010. Los Coccinellidae de Paraguay [online]. Disponible en World Wide Web: http://www.coccinellidae.cl/Paginas/paginasWebPar
Click on the subfamily links below to visit the image galleries on that page. Species marked with an * have images below.
Thanks to Guillermo González and Carlos Aguilar Julio for their help with the identification of images in this gallery.
Designed by Paul Smith 2006. This website is copyrighted by law. Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay. Photographs on this page were taken by Paul Smith, Chris Elder, Andres Contreras and Karina Diarte and are used with their permission.
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FIGURE 1 - Curinus coeruleus - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 2-3 - Cycloneda sanguinea. - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith August 2007).
FIGURE 4 - Epilachna sp. probably cacica - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 5 - Exoplectra ? sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 6 - Harmonia axyridis. - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith August 2007).
FIGURE 7 - Harmonia axyridis Mid-larval stage - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 8 - Harmonia axyridis variation - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 9 - Mononeda marginata - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Chris Elder November 2007).
FIGURE 10 - Olla v-nigrum. - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith January 2008).
FIGURE 11 - Pristonema ? sp. - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 12 - Coleomegilla maculata - location unknown (Karina Diarte Photography).
FIGURE 13 - Coleomegilla quadrifasciata octodecimpustulata - Pilar, Departamento Ñeembucú (Andres Contreras undated).
Subfamily Sticholotidinae Weise 1901
Tribe Serangiini Pope 1962
Delphastus argentinicus Nunemacher
Tribe Cephaloscymnini Gordon 1985
Prodilioides bipunctata Weise
Prodiloides sp 4
Prodiloides sp 5
Subfamily Scymninae Mulsant, 1846
Tribe Scymnini Mulsant, 1846
Parastethorus histrio (Chazeau)
Stethorus sp. 7
Scymnus rubicundus Erichson
Scymnus pictilis Gordon
Scymnus citreus Gordon
Scymnus loewii Mulsant
Scymnus sp. 16
Carinoscymnus majusculus Gordon
Tribe Diomini Gordon, 1899
Erratodiomus sp. 2
Diomus seminulus (Mulsant)
Diomus faustinus Weise
Diomus tucumanus Weise
Diomus hennesseyi Fürsch
Diomus polycarp Gordon
Diomus panghongae González & Honour
Diomus sp. 64
Diomus agapitus Gordon
Tribe Scymnillini Casey, 1899
Zagloba beaumonti Casey
Tribe Hyperaspidini Mulsant, 1846
Hyperaspis festiva Mulsant
Hyperaspis matronata (Mulsant)
Hyperaspis conclusa Weise
Hyperaspis helveola Gordon & Canepari
Hyperaspis drechseli Gordon & González
Tenuisvalvae notata (Mulsant)
Tribe Brachiacanthini Mulsant, 1850
Brachiacantha bruchi Weise
Brachiacantha sp. 2
Brachiacantha sp. 13
Brachiacantha sp. 18
Brachiacantha sp. 19
Brachiacantha sp. 20
Brachiacantha cf. sellata Mulsant
Brachiacantha australis Leng
Brachiacantha trimaculata Leng
Cyra sp. 21
Cyra sp. 28
Cyra sp. 29
Cyra sp. 30
Cyra sp. 31
Tribe Cryptognathini Mulsant, 1850
Calloeneis signata Korschefsky
Calloeneis nigrans Mulsant
Calloeneis sp. 2
Calloeneis sp. 3
Calloeneis sp. 4
Cryptognathini sp. 4
Pentilia egena Mulsant
Tribe Noviini Mulsant, 1846
Rodolia cardinalis (Mulsant)
Subfamily Chilocorinae Mulsant 1846
Tribu Chilocorini Mulsant, 1846
*Curinus coeruleus Mulsant
Zagreus bimaculosus (Mulsant)
Zagreus sp. 2
Subfamily Coccinellinae Latreille 1807
Tribu Halyziini Mulsant, 1846
Psyllobora bicongregata Boheman
Psyllobora confluens Mulsant
Psyllobora hybrida Mulsant
Psyllobora sp. 7
Tribu Coccinellini Latreille, 1807
*Coleomegilla quadrifasciata octodecimpustulata (Mulsant)
*Coleomegilla maculata maculata (De Geer)
Coleomegilla sp. 2
Eriopis connexa (Germar)
*Mononeda marginata (Linnaeus)
Hippodamia convergens (Guerin-Meneville)
*Cycloneda sanguinea (Linnaeus)
Cycloneda emarginata (Mulsant)
Cycloneda limbicollis (Mulsant)
Cycloneda conjugata (Mulsant)
Cycloneda ancoralis (Germar)
Cycloneda puncticollis (Mulsant)
Cycloneda zischkai (Mulsant)
Cycloneda devestita (Mulsant)
Neocalvia dentatofasciata (Burmeister)
*Olla v-nigrum Mulsant
*Harmonia axyridis (Pallas)
Subfamily Epilachninae Mulsant, 1846
Tribe Epilachnini Mulsant, 1846
Epilachna paenulata (Germar)
*Epilachna cacica (Guerin-Meneville)
Adira obscurocincta (Klug)
Tribu Madaini Gordon, 1875
Mada contempta (Mulsant)
Mada sp. 3
Subfamily Coccidulinae Mulsant 1846
Tribe Coccidulini Mulsant 1846
Eupalea reinhardti Crotch
Tribe Azyini Mulsant, 1850
Azya luteipes Mulsant
Azya scutata Mulsant
Tribe Chnoodini Mulsant, 1850
Coelaria erythrogaster (Mulsant)
Exoplectra sp. 7
Exoplectra sp. 8
Exoplectra sp. 13
Exoplectra sp. 17
Exoplectrini sp. 1
Chnoodes sp. 5
Dapolia sp. 1
