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Cynegetis

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Cynegetis
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Cynegetis is a genus of Coccinellidae native to Eurasia. The genus was first established by Chevrolat in 1837, and contains only three species.

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Species

Cynegetis contains three species:[1]

  • Cynegetis impunctata Linnaeus, 1958
  • Cynegetis syriaca Mader, 1958
  • Cynegetis chinensis Wang and Ren, 2014

Taxonomy

Description

The species in the Cynegetis genus have oval and strongly convex bodies, well-developed spurs on all tibiae, and similar male and female genitalia.[1] These descriptions are similar to the Subcoccinella genus and are also similar in their larvae, which have similar shapes and armatures of their body walls.[1]

Distribution

The genus is distributed in the Palaearctic region.[2] In Europe, countries of occurrence include Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Western Russia.[1] In Asia, countries of occurrence include China (Ningxia), Eastern Russia (Maritime Province), Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Turkey.[1]

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