Thalassa is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least six described species in Thalassa.[1][2][3]
| Thalassa | |
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| Thalassa montezumae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Tribe: | Hyperaspidini |
| Genus: | Thalassa Mulsant, 1850 |
Species
editThese species belong to the genus Thalassa:[4]
- Thalassa flaviceps Mulsant, 1850
- Thalassa glauca (Mulsant, 1850)
- Thalassa korschefskyi Milleo, 2004
- Thalassa montezumae Mulsant, 1850 (Montezuma lady beetle)
- Thalassa pentaspilota (Chevrolat, 1853)
- Thalassa saginata
- Thalassa similaris Mulsant, 1850
References
edit- ^ "Thalassa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Thalassa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Thalassa Genus Information". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ Milléo, Julianne; Almeida, Lúcia; Gordon, Robert D. (2004). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera): part X: A systematic revision of Thalassa Mulsant (Hyperaspidinae)". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 48 (3): 395–400. doi:10.1590/S0085-56262004000300016.
Further reading
edit- Fürsch, Helmut (1990). "Valid genera and subgenera of Coccinellidae" (PDF). Coccinella. 2 (1): 7–18. ISSN 0935-8196.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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