Hippodamia (beetle)

For other uses, see Hippodamia (disambiguation).

Hippodamia is a genus of ladybirds in the family Coccinellidae. It includes the most common native North American "ladybug", H. convergens, which can form overwintering aggregations numbering in the millions. Another notable member is Hippodamia variegata, which occurs widely over both the North and South Hemispheres.

Hippodamia
Hippodamia convergens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Subfamily:	Coccinellinae
Genus:	Hippodamia Dejean, 1837

Members of the genus tend to share an elongated body form with red or orange elytra, and a black and white pronotum. Many species, particularly in North America, are highly variable to the extent that they cannot be separated without dissection in many cases.

Species

• Hippodamia americana Crotch, 1873 - American Lady Beetle
• Hippodamia apicalis Casey, 1899
• Hippodamia arctica (Schneider, 1792)
• Hippodamia caseyi Johnson, 1910 - Casey's Lady Beetle
• Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, 1842 - Convergent Lady Beetle
• Hippodamia expurgata Casey, 1908
• Hippodamia falcigera Crotch, 1873
• Hippodamia glacialis (Fabricius, 1775) - Glacial Lady Beetle
• Hippodamia koebelei Timberlake, 1942
• Hippodamia lunatomaculata Motschulsky, 1845
• Hippodamia moesta LeConte, 1854 - Sorrowful Lady Beetle
• Hippodamia notata (Laicharting, 1781)
• Hippodamia oregonensis Crotch, 1873
• Hippodamia parenthesis (Say, 1824) - Parenthesis Lady Beetle
• Hippodamia quindecimmaculata Mulsant, 1850 - Barred Lady Beetle
• Hippodamia quinquesignata (Kirby, 1837) - Five-spotted Lady Beetle
• Hippodamia septemmaculata (DeGeer, 1775)
• Hippodamia sinuata Mulsant, 1850
• Hippodamia tredecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Thirteen-spotted Lady Beetle
• Hippodamia variegata (Goeze, 1777)
• Hippodamia washingtoni Timberlake, 1939 - Washington's Lady Beetle

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