Hippodamia sinuata

Hippodamia sinuata, the sinuate lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America and Oceania.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.30-5.80 mm. The pronotum has pale spots. The suture on the elytron is black from the base to the apical three-fourth and there is a broad discal vitta.

Subspecies

These subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia sinuata:

• Hippodamia sinuata crotchi <small>Casey, 1899</small> (Northwest Territories south to New Mexico and California)
• Hippodamia sinuata sinuata <small>Mulsant, 1850</small> (California)
• Hippodamia sinuata spuria <small>LeConte, 1861</small> (Alaska to Oregon)

References

Further reading