Axion is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least two described species in Axion.[1][2][3]

Axion
Photograph of the bettle
Pinned specimen of Axion tripustulatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Chilocorinae
Genus: Axion
Mulsant, 1850

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "Axion Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Axion Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Axion Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, R. H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press.
  • Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.
  • Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1).