Biology:Hyperaspidius venustulus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Hyperaspidius venustulus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspidius
Species:
H. venustulus
Binomial name
Hyperaspidius venustulus
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Hyperaspis venustula Mulsant, 1850

Hyperaspidius venustulus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3], where it has been recorded from Georgia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.80 mm. The pronotum is yellowish red and the elytron is black with four yellow spots.[4]

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14930842 entry