Mulsantina is a genus of ladybugs (family Coccinellidae), found in North and Central America and in the Caribbean (Haiti).
The genus was named by entomologist Julius Weise after Étienne Mulsant, who in 1846 and 1850 published monographs that were very important to the development of modern coccinellid taxonomy. Mulsant had previously named this genus Cleis, but as this name was found to be already in use, Weise renamed it in Mulsant's honor.
Species There are about nine species:
Mulsantina alejandroi Bustamante, Oróz & González, 2021 Mulsantina curva J. Chapin, 1985 Mulsantina cyathigera Gorham, 1891 Mulsantina hudsonica Casey, 1899 Mulsantina labyrinthica Sicard, 1929 Mulsantina latifasciata González, 2018 Mulsantina luteodorsa J. Chapin, 1973 Mulsantina lynx Mulsant, 1850 Mulsantina mexicana J. Chapin, 1985 Mulsantina picta Randall, 1838 Mulsantina quinquelineata Mulsant, 1850
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