Nephus voeltzkowi

Nephus voeltzkowi
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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Nephus
Species:	N. voeltzkowi
Binomial name
	Nephus voeltzkowi; Weise, 1910
Synonyms
	Scymnus (Nephus) voeltzkowi (Weise, 1910); Nephus seychellensis Sicard, 1912; Nephus alyssae Golia & Golia, 2014;

Nephus (Nephus) voeltzkowi is a species of ladybug belonging to the family Coccinellidae naturally occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa, Mascarene archipelagos, and the Azores islands, but also found in the United States (Florida).^[1] This species exhibits the first case of parthenogenesis in ladybugs.^[2]

Description

Nephus voeltzkowi can reach a length of 1.65 millimetres (0.065 in) and feeds on mealybugs. Elytra are black, each with one yellowish big oval spot. The body is oval-shaped with short fine whitish pubescence.^[3]

Parthenogenesis

Most known populations of Nephus voeltzkowi are bisexual, but several female-only populations were found capable of parthenogenesis.^[2]

References

^ Magro, A.; Almeida, L.M.; Churata-Salcedo, J.; Hemptinne, Jean-Louis (2021). "New synonym of Nephus (Nephus) voeltzkowi Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), with comments on the origin of a Neartic population and its possible asexual status". Zootaxa. 4949 (1): 198–200. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4949.1.13. PMID 33757004. S2CID 232339503.
^ ^a ^b Magro, A.; Lecompte, E.; Hemptinne, JL.; Soares, A.O.; Dutrillaux, Anne-Marie; Murienne, J.; Fürsch, H.; Dutrillaux, B. (2020). "First case of parthenogenesis in ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) suggests new mechanisms for the evolution of asexual reproduction". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 58: 194–208. doi:10.1111/jzs.12339. S2CID 209588586.
^ Magro, A.; Churata-Salcedo, J.; Lecompte, E.; Hemptinne, JL.; Almeida, L.M. (2020). "A new species of Nephus (Nephus) (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) described from Reunion Island". ZooKeys (962): 123–137. Bibcode:2020ZooK..962..123M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.962.51520. PMC 7452912. PMID 32904313.

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[1] Magro, A.; Almeida, L.M.; Churata-Salcedo, J.; Hemptinne, Jean-Louis (2021). "New synonym of Nephus (Nephus) voeltzkowi Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), with comments on the origin of a Neartic population and its possible asexual status". Zootaxa. 4949 (1): 198–200. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4949.1.13. PMID 33757004. S2CID 232339503.

[auto-2] Magro, A.; Lecompte, E.; Hemptinne, JL.; Soares, A.O.; Dutrillaux, Anne-Marie; Murienne, J.; Fürsch, H.; Dutrillaux, B. (2020). "First case of parthenogenesis in ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) suggests new mechanisms for the evolution of asexual reproduction". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 58: 194–208. doi:10.1111/jzs.12339. S2CID 209588586.

[3] Magro, A.; Churata-Salcedo, J.; Lecompte, E.; Hemptinne, JL.; Almeida, L.M. (2020). "A new species of Nephus (Nephus) (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) described from Reunion Island". ZooKeys (962): 123–137. Bibcode:2020ZooK..962..123M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.962.51520. PMC 7452912. PMID 32904313.

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