Coccinellidae Coccinellidae Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from 0.8 to 18 mm (0.03 to 0.71 inches). The family is commonly known as ladybugs in North America, and ladybirds in Britain and other parts of the English-speaking world. Entomologists widely prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as these insects are not classified as true bugs. The majority of coccinellid species are generally considered useful insects, because many species prey on herbivorous homopterans such as aphids or scale insects, which are agricultural pests. Many coccinellids lay their eggs directly in aphid and scale insect
Vivian (personal name) Vivian (personal name) Vivian (and variants such as Vivien and Vivienne) is a given name, and less often a surname, derived from a Latin name of the Roman Empire period, masculine "Vivianus" and feminine "Viviana", which survived into modern use because it is the name of two early Christian female martyrs as well as of a male saint and bishop. The Latin name "Vivianus" is recorded from the 1st century. It is ultimately related to the adjective "vivus" "alive", but it is formed from the compound form "vivi-" and the adjectival suffix used to form "cognomina". The latinate given name