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Genus: | Cynegetis
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Cynegetis is a genus of Coccinellidae native to Eurasia. The genus was first established by Chevrolat in 1837, and contains only three species.
Cynegetis contains three species: [1]
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The species in the Cynegetis genus have oval and strongly convex bodies, well-developed spurs on all tibiae, and similar male and female genitalia. [1] These descriptions are similar to the Subcoccinella genus and are also similar in their larvae, which have similar shapes and armatures of their body walls. [1]
The genus is distributed in the Palaearctic region. [2] In Europe, countries of occurrence include Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Western Russia. [1] In Asia, countries of occurrence include China (Ningxia), Eastern Russia (Maritime Province), Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Turkey. [1]