Orcus (beetle)

Orcus
Orcus bilunulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Coccinellinae
Tribe: Chilocorini
Genus: Orcus
Mulsant, 1850
Synonyms
  • Priasus Mulsant, 1850
  • Parapriasus Chapin, 1965

Orcus is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 18 described species in Orcus, found in Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Java, Sumba, and the Kai Islands.

Species

These 18 species belong to the genus Orcus:

Doubtful species

Orcus nepalicus was described from Nepal by Canepari in 2012, but it is thought to be a synonym of Chilocorus pakistanensis.

References

  1. ↑ "Orcus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  2. ↑ Laczynski, Piotr; Tomaszewska, Wioletta (2010). "Revision of the Genus Orcus Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Chilocorini)". Annales Zoologici. 59. doi:10.3161/000345409X484955.
  3. ↑ Poorani, J. (2023). "An illustrated guide to the lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part II. Tribe Chilocorini". Zootaxa. 5378 (1): 1–108. Retrieved August 20, 2026.

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