Coccinellidae

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Translingual

Coccinella septempunctata of family Coccinellidae

Etymology

From Coccinella +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Coccinellidae

  1. A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – ladybirds or ladybugs.
    • 2017 June 26, “Molecular phylogeny reveals food plasticity in the evolution of true ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini)”, in BMC Evolutionary Biology (in English), PubMed Central:
      The generic concepts within the tribe Coccinellini are unstable and do not reflect a natural classification, being largely based on regional revisions. This impedes the phylogenetic study of important traits of Coccinellidae at a global scale (e.g. the evolution of food preferences and biogeography).

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