• Source: Adira (beetle)

Adira is a genus of beetles in the family Coccinellidae.
It was first described by Gordon & Almeida, 1986




Description


The genus is known only from the Americas, and Adira clarkii has been recorded on host plants of the Aristolochiaceae family. It is morphologically similar to the Mada and Damatula genera. Species grow between 4.5 and 6.3 centimetres in length, and the elytra are usually orange to brown in colour.




Taxonomy


Adira contains nine species.

Adira clarkii (Crotch, 1874) - Brazil
Adira gossypiata (Mulsant, 1850) - Bolivia
Adira gossypioides (Gordon, 1975) - Panama, Colombia
Adira inexculta (Gordon, 1975) - Bolivia
Adira nucula (Weise, 1902) - Peru
Adira obscurocincta (Klug, 1829) - Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina
Adira richteri (Gordon, 1975) - Colombia
Adira subcincta (Mulsant, 1850) - Colombia
Adira tomentosa (Mulsant, 1850) - Brazil, French Guiana




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Adira (beetle)
• Adira (disambiguation)
• List of Coccinellidae genera
• Epilachninae
• San Diego Zoo
• List of fictional non-binary characters