Orcus is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 18 described species in Orcus, found in Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Java, Sumba, and the Kai Islands.
Species
These 18 species belong to the genus Orcus:
- Orcus artensis <small>Crotch, 1874</small> (New Caledonia)
- Orcus australasiae <small>(Boisduval, 1835)</small> (Australia)
- Orcus bilunulatus <small>(Boisduval, 1835)</small> (Australia)
- Orcus biroi <small>Weise, 1902</small> (New Guinea)
- Orcus chujoi <small>Bielawski, 1962</small> (New Caledonia)
- Orcus cinctus <small>Weise, 1902</small> (New Guinea)
- Orcus citri <small>Lea, 1902</small> (Australia)
- Orcus cordiformis <small>sp. nov.</small> (New Guinea)
- Orcus cyancocephalus <small>Mulsant, 1850</small> (Australia, New Guinea)
- Orcus janthinus <small>Mulsant, 1850</small> (Java, Sumba, New Guinea)
- Orcus lafertei <small>Mulsant, 1853</small> (Australia)
- Orcus nigricollis <small>Weise, 1902</small> (Key Islands, New Guinea)
- Orcus nummularis <small>(Boisduval, 1835)</small> (Australia)
- Orcus obscurus <small>Blackburn, 1892</small> (Australia)
- Orcus punctulatus <small>Blackburn, 1892</small> (Australia, New Guinea)
- Orcus quadrimaculatus <small>Gadeau de Kerville, 1884</small> (Australia)
- Orcus tetrafasciatus <small>Laczynski, 2009</small> (New Guinea)
- Orcus viridulus <small>Laczynski, 2009</small> (New Guinea)
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