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.
Species These 18 species belong to the genus Orcus:
Orcus artensis Crotch, 1874 (New Caledonia) Orcus australasiae (Boisduval, 1835) (Australia) Orcus bilunulatus (Boisduval, 1835) (Australia) Orcus biroi Weise, 1902 (New Guinea) Orcus chujoi Bielawski, 1962 (New Caledonia) Orcus cinctus Weise, 1902 (New Guinea) Orcus citri Lea, 1902 (Australia) Orcus cordiformis sp. nov. (New Guinea) Orcus cyanocephalus Mulsant, 1850 (Australia, New Guinea) Orcus frommi Laczynski, 2012 Orcus janthinus Mulsant, 1850 (Java, Sumba, New Guinea) Orcus lafertei Mulsant, 1853 (Australia) Orcus nietzschei Laczynski, 2012 Orcus nigricollis Weise, 1902 (Key Islands, New Guinea) Orcus nummularis (Boisduval, 1835) (Australia) Orcus obscurus Blackburn, 1892 (Australia) Orcus popperi Laczynski, 2012 Orcus punctulatus Blackburn, 1892 (Australia, New Guinea) Orcus quadrimaculatus Gadeau de Kerville, 1884 (Australia) Orcus tetrafasciatus Laczynski, 2009 (New Guinea) Orcus viridulus Laczynski, 2009 (New Guinea)
Doubtful species Orcus nepalicus was described from Nepal by Canepari in 2012, but it is thought to be a synonym of Chilocorus pakistanensis.
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