Propylea

This article is about the beetle genus. For the ancient architectural structure, see Propylaea.

Propylea
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Coccinellidae
Subfamily:	Coccinellinae
Genus:	Propylea Mulsant, 1846
Synonyms
Propylaea Mulsant, 1846 (misspelling)

Propylea is a small genus of lady beetles, including one widespread Old World species that is invasive in North America, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata.[1][2]

Species

• Propylea dissecta Mulsant, 1846
• Propylea japonica (Thunberg, 1781)
• Propylea luteopustulata (Mulsant, 1850)
• Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnéaus, 1758)

Gallery

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  Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
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  P. quatuordecimpunctata, larva

References

1. Pervez, Ahmad; Omkar (2011-09-01). "Ecology of aphidophagous ladybird Propylea species: A review". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 14 (3): 357–365. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2011.01.001. ISSN 1226-8615.
2. Zhang, Lijuan; Li, Song; Luo, Junyu; Du, Pei; Wu, Linke; Li, Yarong; Zhu, Xiangzhen; Wang, Li; Zhang, Shuai; Cui, Jinjie (January 2020). "Chromosome‐level genome assembly of the predator Propylea japonica to understand its tolerance to insecticides and high temperatures". Molecular Ecology Resources. 20 (1): 292–307. doi:10.1111/1755-0998.13100. ISSN 1755-098X. PMID 31599108. S2CID 204032213.

External links

• Media related to Propylea at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Propylea at Wikispecies