Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Coccinellidae (Ladybirds)

Brumus quadripustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vierfleckiger Kugelmarienkäfer Four-spotted Ladybird

Synonyms and other combinations:

Coccinella quadripustulatus Linnaeus, 1758 | Coccinella lunulatus Gmelin, 1790 | Coccinella quadriverrucatus Fabricius, 1792 | Coccinella cassidoides Donovan, 1798 | Coccinella varius Schrank, 1798 | Coccinella distinctus Brullé, 1832 | Coccinella floralis Motschulsky, 1837 | Coccinella ibericus Motschulsky, 1837 | Exochomus (Exochomus) haematideus Costa, 1849 |

  • Brumus quadripustulatus 2738
    Brumus quadripustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)  Vierfleckiger Kugelmarienkäfer  Four-spotted Ladybird 
    Brumus quadripustulatus
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-06-17 09:14:27
    Image number: 2738

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-06-17 09:14:27
  • Brumus quadripustulatus 4350
    Brumus quadripustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)  Vierfleckiger Kugelmarienkäfer  Four-spotted Ladybird 
    Brumus quadripustulatus
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-04-10 11:22:27
    Image number: 4350

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-04-10 11:22:27
  • Brumus quadripustulatus 7223
    Brumus quadripustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)  Vierfleckiger Kugelmarienkäfer  Four-spotted Ladybird 
    Brumus quadripustulatus
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2015-10-06 16:32:15
    Image number: 7223

    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
    2015-10-06 16:32:15
  • Brumus quadripustulatus, larva 2739
    Brumus quadripustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)  Vierfleckiger Kugelmarienkäfer  Four-spotted Ladybird 
    Brumus quadripustulatus, larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-06-17 09:19:06
    Image number: 2739
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-06-17 09:19:06

Further vernacular names:
Pine Lady Beetle, Pine Ladybird
Classification:
Brumus quadripustulatus belongs to the subfamily Chilocorinae, tribe Chilocorini.
Distribution:
Europe, parts of Asia, North America.
Habitat:
Coniferous and mixed forests.
Description:
The Four-spotted Ladybird has a body length of 3.0 - 5.0 mm. The almost hemispherical beetle has a black pronotum and black elytra, each with 2 red, rarely also yellow spots. Sometimes the elytra can be all black or have only one coloured spot.
Biology:
The Four-spotted Ladybird lives mainly on conifers (pine, spruce, larch, juniper), but can also be found on deciduous trees and shrubs such as hawthorn, maple and buckthorn. The imagines and larvae feed on scale insects (coccoidea) and aphids (aphidoidea).
The species forms one generation a year and hibernates as adult.
Note:
Exochomus (Exochomus) quadripustulatus Linnaeus, 1758 = Brumus quadripustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

References, further reading, links:
  1. de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2013) Fauna Europaea version 2.6.2 Web Service available online at https://fauna-eu.org/
  2. Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & KG, Stuttgart, ISBN 3-440-07682-2.
  3. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet