Rhyzobius ventralis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Rhyzobius |
| Species: | R. ventralis
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Rhyzobius ventralis, common names including black lady beetle,[1] gumtree scale ladybird,[2] is a ladybird species endemic to Tasmania and all the mainland states of Australia except the Northern Territory.[2] It is also found in New Zealand, but not naturally. The earliest New Zealand record is Auckland, 1898 (Kuschel, 1990: 60)
References[edit]
- Kuschel, G. 1990: Beetles in a suburban environment: a New Zealand case study. DSIR Plant Protection report, (3) PDF Archived 2010-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "ITIS Report Rhyzobius ventralis (Erichson, 1842)". ITIS. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ^ a b "Rhyzobius ventralis (Erichson)". www.ento.csiro.au CSIRO. 2005-07-07. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
External links[edit]
Data related to Coelophora at Wikispecies
Media related to Rhyzobius ventralis at Wikimedia Commons
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