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Novius cardinalis, vedalia beetle, cardinal ladybird

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Species type: Arthropod

Order: Coleoptera

Family: Coccinellidae

Genus: Novius

Species: cardinalis

Authority: (Mulsant)

Common names: vedalia beetle, cardinal ladybird

Synonyms: Rodolia cardinalis

Imported for biocontrol of: Icerya purchasi (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae), cottony cushion scale Details