https://mapress.com/zt <p><strong>Zootaxa</strong> is a mega-journal for zoological taxonomists in the world</p> Magnolia Press en-US Zootaxa 1175-5326 https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5809.1.1 <p>Through an extensive literature review and collections research an updated checklist of the Coccinellidae of Mexico is presented, the checklist includes a total of 353 species. New records of ladybird beetles for Mexico are also included: <em>Neocalvia cayennensis</em> (Gmelin), <em>Mysia pullata</em> (Say), and <em>Eupalea clarki</em> Almeida. The new taxonomic status for several species is proposed; <strong>new combinations </strong>as follows: <em>Mulsantina luteipennis </em>(Mulsant), <em>Neda retrospiciens</em> (Crotch), <em>Cyrea levrati</em> (Mulsant), <em>Neoharmonia rugulosa</em> (Sicard), and <em>Zagreus bisbinotatus</em> (Gorham); <em>Brachiacantha brevihamata</em> Nestor-Arriola &amp; Toledo-Hernández as a <strong>new synonym</strong> of <em>B. pygidialis</em> Mulsant, <em>Exochomus ixtlensis</em> Casey as a <strong>new synonym</strong> of <em>E. fasciatus</em> Casey, and <em>Mulsantina luteodorsa</em> is a <strong>new synonym</strong> of <em>M. luteipennis</em> (Mulsant).</p> JORGE ISMAEL NESTOR-ARRIOLA VÍCTOR HUGO TOLEDO-HERNÁNDEZ ANGÉLICA MARÍA CORONA-LÓPEZ ALEJANDRO FLORES-PALACIOS Copyright (c) 2026 2026-05-13 2026-05-13 5809 1 1 76 10.11646/zootaxa.5809.1.1