coccinean (koksinean)

scarlet (see coccineous), + -an.] Dyed of a scarlet or crimson color. Coccinella (kok-si-nel'ä), n. [NL., dim. of L. coccinus, C Painted Ladybird ( Coccinel la picta). a, a, larva, enlarged; b, beetle, natural size; c, beetle, enlarged. IMG:content-0711.png:[blocks in formation] wings not fringed; dilated second joint of the tarsi; appendiculate or toothed claws; securiform maxillary palps; the last 3 joints of the short antennæ clavate; and the general shape rotund or hem i spherical. These insects feed on aphides, and constitute a group called Aphidiphaga on this account. See ladybird.