Adira is a
genus of beetles in the family
Coccinellidae.[1][2]
It was first described by Gordon & Almeida, 1986 [3]
Description
The genus is known only from the
Americas, and Adira clarkii has been recorded on host plants of the
Aristolochiaceae family.[4] It is morphologically similar to the Mada and Damatula genera.[5] Species grow between 4.5 and 6.3 centimetres in length, and the
elytra are usually orange to brown in colour.[5]
^Gordon, R.D.; Almeida, L.M. (1986). "New species and comments on Mada Mulsant, 1850, Pseudodira Gordon, 1976 and other Epilachninae (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in the collection of the 'Universidade Federal do Parana' Curitiba, Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 30 (2): 365–373.