Adira (beetle)

Adira is a genus of beetles in the family Coccinellidae. It was first described by Gordon & Almeida, 1986

Description
The genus is known only from the Americas, and Adira clarkii has been recorded on host plants of the Aristolochiaceae family. It is morphologically similar to the Mada and Damatula genera. Species grow between 4.5 and 6.3 centimetres in length, and the elytra are usually orange to brown in colour.

Taxonomy
Adira contains nine species.


 * Adira clarkii (Crotch, 1874) - Brazil
 * Adira gossypiata (Mulsant, 1850) - Bolivia
 * Adira gossypioides (Gordon, 1975) - Panama, Colombia
 * Adira inexculta (Gordon, 1975) - Bolivia
 * Adira nucula (Weise, 1902) - Peru
 * Adira obscurocincta (Klug, 1829) - Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina
 * Adira richteri (Gordon, 1975) - Colombia
 * Adira subcincta (Mulsant, 1850) - Colombia
 * Adira tomentosa (Mulsant, 1850) - Brazil, French Guiana