Orcus cinctus

Orcus cinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Orcus
Species:	O. cinctus
Binomial name
	Orcus cinctus; Weise, 1902

Orcus cinctus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in New Guinea and on New Britain.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.7–3.2 mm (0.11–0.13 in), but specimens from New Britain are larger, reaching a length of above 4 mm (0.16 in). The head and pronotum are yellowish brown and the elytra are dark chestnut brown with a bluish metallic sheen. Each elytron has a yellowish outer margin.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
↑ ITIS (2026). "Orcus at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
1 2 Laczynski, Piotr; Tomaszewska, Wioletta (2010). "Revision of the Genus Orcus Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Chilocorini)". Annales Zoologici. 59. doi:10.3161/000345409X484955. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
1 2 Łączyński, P. (2012). "On the genus Orcus Mulsant with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Chilocorini)". Journal of Natural History. 46 (39–40): 2401–2414. Retrieved August 21, 2026.

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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 21, 2026.

[:1-2] ITIS (2026). "Orcus at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved August 21, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Laczynski, Piotr; Tomaszewska, Wioletta (2010). "Revision of the Genus Orcus Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Chilocorini)". Annales Zoologici. 59. doi:10.3161/000345409X484955. Retrieved August 21, 2026.

[:3-4] 1 2 Łączyński, P. (2012). "On the genus Orcus Mulsant with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Chilocorini)". Journal of Natural History. 46 (39–40): 2401–2414. Retrieved August 21, 2026.