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Orcus
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Orcus

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.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Orcus australasiae

speciesOrcus australasiae

Orcus bilunulatus

speciesOrcus bilunulatus

Orcus nummularis

speciesOrcus nummularis

Orcus chujoi

speciesOrcus chujoi

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Orcus in Garden of Health

Garden of Health

Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.712

Orcus in Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)

Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)

Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.639

Orcus in Historia naturalis Brasiliae

Historia naturalis Brasiliae

Willem Piso / Georg Marcgraf · 1648 · p.375

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 448283.