Coccinella prolongata

Coccinella prolongata, the prolongate lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America,^[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.

Coccinella prolongata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Coccinella
Species:	C. prolongata
Binomial name
Coccinella prolongata Crotch, 1873
Synonyms
Coccinella bridwelli Nunenmacher, 1913

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.7-7 mm and have a black head with two pale spots. The pronotum has a large anterolateral pale spot, as well as a ventral and dorsal spot. The elytron has two black spots and a scutellar spot.^[4]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Coccinella prolongata:

• Coccinella prolongata prolongata (British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
• Coccinella prolongata bridwelli Nunenmacher, 1913 (California)
• Coccinella prolongata sequoiae Dobzhansky, 1931 (California, Nevada)