Cynegetis


Cynegetis is a genus of Coccinellidae native to Eurasia. The genus was first established by Chevrolat in 1837, and contains only three species.

Species

Cynegetis contains three species:Cynegetis impunctata Linnaeus, 1958Cynegetis syriaca Mader, 1958Cynegetis chinensis Wang and Ren, 2014

Description

The species in the Cynegetis genus have oval and strongly convex bodies, well-developed spurs on all tibiae, and similar male and female genitalia. 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.

Distribution

The genus is distributed in the Palaearctic region. 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. In Asia, countries of occurrence include China, Eastern Russia, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Turkey.