Biology:Adira obscurocincta

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Short description: Species of beetle

Adira obscurocincta
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Adira
Species:
A. obscurocincta
Binomial name
Adira obscurocincta
(Klug, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella obscurocincta Klug, 1829
  • Mulsant, 1850 Epilachna placida

Adira obscurocincta is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.60–6.18 mm. Adults are yellow with a black head. The pronotum is black with yellow anterior and lateral margins. The elytron has yellow basal and lateral margins. There is a black ring inside the yellow margin and the disk of the elytron is reddish brown.[1]

References

  1. Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Technical Bulletins (United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service) 158584: 1–419. https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/158584/files/tb1493.pdf. Retrieved August 10, 2025. 

Wikidata ☰ Q29954927 entry