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Nephus voeltzkowi
Nephus voeltzkowi on a 1 euro coin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Nephus
Species:
N. voeltzkowi
Binomial name
Nephus voeltzkowi
(Weise, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Nephus alyssae Golia & Golia, 2014
  • Nephus seychellensis Sicard, 1912
  • Scymnus (Nephus) voeltzkowi Korschefsky, 1931

Nephus (Nephus) voeltzkowi is a species of ladybird belonging to the family Coccinellidae.

Description

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Nephus voeltzkowi can reach a length of 1.65 millimetres (0.065 in) and feeds on mealybugs. Elytra are black, each with one yellowish big oval spot. The body is oval-shaped with short fine whitish pubescence.[1]

Nephus voeltzkowi on a 1 euro coin

Parthenogenesis

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Most known populations of Nephus voeltzkowi are bisexual, but several female-only populations were found capable of parthenogenesis.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Magro, Alexandra; Churata-Salcedo, Julissa; Lecompte, Emilie; Hemptinne, Jean-Louis; Almeida, Lucia M. (2020). "A new species of Nephus (Nephus) (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) described from Reunion Island". ZooKeys. 962: 123–137.
  2. ^ Magro, Alexandra; Lecompte, Emilie; Hemptinne, Jean-Louis; Soares, Antonio O.; Dutrillaux, Anne‐Marie; Murienne, Jérôme; Fürsch, Helmut; Dutrillaux, Bernard (2020). "First case of parthenogenesis in ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) suggests new mechanisms for the evolution of asexual reproduction". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 58: 194–208.


Category:Coccinellidae