Biology:Cryptognatha clarkii

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Cryptognatha clarkii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Cryptognatha
Species:
C. clarkii
Binomial name
Cryptognatha clarkii
Crotch, 1874

Cryptognatha clarkii is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2-2.4 mm. Adults are dark blackish brown with a yellow head. The pronotum is black, while the lateral one-eights is yellow. The lateral one-fourth of the elytron is black and there is a blackish brown central spot.[1]

References

  1. Gordon, Robert D.; González, G.; Hanley, G.A. (June 28, 2019). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XIX: overview of Cryptognathini and systematic revision of South American Cryptognatha Mulsant". Insecta Mundi (Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.) 0729: 1–28. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/115087/113407. Retrieved August 13, 2025. 

Wikidata ☰ Q119168890 entry