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Orcus (beetle)

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Orcus
Orcus bilunulatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Chilocorinae
Tribe: Chilocorini
Genus: Orcus
Mulsant, 1850

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.[1][2]

Species

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These 18 species belong to the genus Orcus:

References

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  1. ^ "Orcus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  2. ^ Laczynski, Piotr; Tomaszewska, Wioletta (2010). "Revision of the Genus Orcus Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Chilocorini)". Annales Zoologici. 59. doi:10.3161/000345409X484955.

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