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Genus of beetles
Orcus is a genus of lady beetles in the family
Coccinellidae. There are at least 18 described species in Orcus, found in
Australia,
New Guinea,
New Caledonia,
Java,
Sumba, and the
Kai Islands.
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Species
These 18 species belong to the genus Orcus:
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Orcus artensis Crotch, 1874 (New Caledonia)
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Orcus australasiae (Boisduval, 1835) (Australia)
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Orcus bilunulatus (Boisduval, 1835) (Australia)
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Orcus biroi Weise, 1902 (New Guinea)
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Orcus chujoi Bielawski, 1962 (New Caledonia)
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Orcus cinctus Weise, 1902 (New Guinea)
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Orcus citri Lea, 1902 (Australia)
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Orcus cordiformis sp. nov. (New Guinea)
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Orcus cyancocephalus Mulsant, 1850 (Australia, New Guinea)
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Orcus janthinus Mulsant, 1850 (Java, Sumba, New Guinea)
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Orcus lafertei Mulsant, 1853 (Australia)
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Orcus nigricollis Weise, 1902 (Key Islands, New Guinea)
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Orcus nummularis (Boisduval, 1835) (Australia)
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Orcus obscurus Blackburn, 1892 (Australia)
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Orcus punctulatus Blackburn, 1892 (Australia, New Guinea)
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Orcus quadrimaculatus Gadeau de Kerville, 1884 (Australia)
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Orcus tetrafasciatus Laczynski, 2009 (New Guinea)
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Orcus viridulus Laczynski, 2009 (New Guinea)
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