Novius koebelei

Novius koebelei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Subfamily:	Coccinellinae
Tribe:	Noviini
Genus:	Novius
Species:	N. koebelei
Binomial name
	Novius koebelei; Olliff, 1892
Synonyms
	Novius ruber Blackburn, 1889; Novius discoidalis Blackburn, 1895; Novius limbatus Blackburn, 1895 (Preocc.); Novius simplicipennis Blackburn, 1895; Novius tripustulatus Blackburn, 1895; Novius tridens Lea, 1902; Novius blackburni Ukrainsky, 2009; Rodolia koebelei (Olliff, 1892); Rodolia rubra (Blackburn, 1889); Rodolia discoidalis (Blackburn, 1895);

Novius koebelei is a species of ladybird beetle native to Australia.^[1] It is also present in the wild in New Zealand, where it is of exotic origin.^[2] In New Zealand, it was first reported in 2006, having been found in Auckland.^[3] It has been known under many names; due to variation in its colouration, it has been described as new six times after its original description in 1892.^[4]

This species was introduced into California for biocontrol, alongside N. cardinalis. It is not thought to persist there now, however.^[5]

Description

Compared to the better-known Novius cardinalis, koebelei typically has much more strongly confluent markings. This often creates a large concurrent red patch on each elytron, though some individuals may be entirely uniform red, and other variants exist.^[4]

References

^ CSIRO
^ NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)
^ Biosecurity New Zealand 2006: Biosecurity magazine, (68) whole issue (PDF) [see p. 30]
^ ^a ^b Pang, H., Tang, X.-F., Booth, R.G., Vandenberg, N., Forrester, J., Mchugh, J., & Ślipiński, A. (2020) Revision of the Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Genus Novius Mulsant of Tribe Noviini. Annales Zoologici 70 (1):1–24. https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.1.001
^ The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico, Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.

[1] CSIRO

[2] NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)

[3] Biosecurity New Zealand 2006: Biosecurity magazine, (68) whole issue (PDF) [see p. 30]

[PangEtAl-4] Pang, H., Tang, X.-F., Booth, R.G., Vandenberg, N., Forrester, J., Mchugh, J., & Ślipiński, A. (2020) Revision of the Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Genus Novius Mulsant of Tribe Noviini. Annales Zoologici 70 (1):1–24. https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.1.001

[5] The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico, Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.

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