1 Reply by charliebarnes

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Re: Adonis ladybird

Adonia variegata and Hippodamia (Adonia) variegata should be synomized but they are two separate entries on the Gateway,

Charlie Barnes
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Re: Adonis ladybird

This seems to have been fixed by Charles on 16/12/2011 - the recommended name is "Hippodamia (Adonia) variegata (Goeze, 1777)".  :)

Chris Raper, Manager of the UK Species Inventory, Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity,
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD.  (tel: 020 7942 5894)
also Tachinid Recording Scheme (http://tachinidae.org.uk/)