Paranaemia Explained

Paranaemia is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There is one described species in Paranaemia, P. vittigera, the broad-striped lady beetle. The broad-striped lady beetle is native to western North America.^[1] Like other ladybugs, it preys on aphids.^[2]

Further reading

• Valid genera and subgenera of Coccinellidae. 1990. Fürsch . Helmut. Coccinella. 2. 1. 7–18. 0935-8196.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Paranaemia vittigera - Striped Lady Beetle . 2024-03-28 . bugguide.net.
2. Book: Gardiner, Mary . Good Garden Bugs: Everything You Need to Know about Beneficial Predatory Insects . 2015 . Quarry Books . 978-1-59253-909-3 . 83 . en.