Kingdom Animalia Genus Rhyzobius Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Family Coccinellidae Scientific name Rhyzobius ventralis Higher classification Rhyzobius Order Beetle | |
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Similar Rhyzobius, Beetle, Harmonia conformis, Diomus, Mulsantina | ||
Rhyzobius ventralis, common names including Black Lady Beetle, Gumtree Scale Ladybird, is a ladybird species endemic to Tasmania and all the mainland states of Australia except the Northern Territory. It is also found in New Zealand, but not naturally. The earliest New Zealand record is Auckland, 1898 (Kuschel, 1990: 60)
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