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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Roger Key Family   Coccinellidae Sub Family   Description   ladybirds Background to Family   Ladybirds are renowned as predators of aphids in the adult and larval stages, although they also include some herbivorous and fungus-feeding species (on mildews, Erysiphaceae). Even the predators may be quite closely linked to host plants, via their dependence on mainly homopteran prey: aphids, adelgids, and coccids. Consequently, particular ladybirds are typically found in association with coniferous or deciduous woodland, wetland, or grassland.     © Roger Key No. taxa in DBIF   27 No. interactions   149 % interactions with British data   97% No. records   156 % taxa with British data   100% Notes   Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings.; Most interactions report associations of predators with their prey; such prey may, or may not, be linked to particular host plants.; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   1984 Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1954) Amat. Ent. 11 83-98:86 Source   Richards, A.M. * Pope, R.D. * Eastop, V.F.(1976) Ecol. Entomol. 1:3 201-207:201 Source   Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1954) Amat. Ent. 11 83-98:89 Source   Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1954) Amat. Ent. 11 83-98:83 Source   Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :3 Source   Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :4 Source   Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1954) Amat. Ent. 11 83-98:85 Source   Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :5 Source   Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :8 Source   Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1954) Amat. Ent. 11 83-98:92 Source   Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :7 Source   Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :1 Source   Rosenthal, S.S. & Buckingham, G.R.(1982) Hilgardia 50:2 1-19:16 Source   Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :6