Calvia (beetle) explained

Calvia is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are about 10 described species in Calvia.

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus Calvia:

• Calvia championorum Booth, 1997
• Calvia chinensis (Mulsant, 1850)
• Calvia connexa Miyatake, 1985
• Calvia decemguttata (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Calvia muiri (Timberlake, 1943)
• Calvia paravinotata (Miyatake, 1959)
• Calvia quadrivittata (Miyatake, 1965)
• Calvia quatuordecimguttata (Linnaeus, 1758) (cream-spotted lady beetle)
• Calvia quindecimguttata (Fabricius, 1777)
• Calvia shirozui (Miyatake, 1965)

Further reading

• Valid genera and subgenera of Coccinellidae. 1990. Fürsch . Helmut. Coccinella. 2. 7–18. 0935-8196.