Biology:Myzia interrupta

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Short description: Species of beetle

Myzia interrupta
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Myzia
Species:
M. interrupta
Binomial name
Myzia interrupta
(Casey, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Neomysia interrupta Casey, 1899
  • Neomysia oblongoguttata caseyi Timberlake, 1943

Myzia interrupta, the broken-dashed ladybeetle, 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 Alberta to western Texas, west to British Columbia and California.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5-8 mm. Adults are pale yellowish brown, the pronotum with three light brown spots and the elytron usually with light brown vittae.[4]

References

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q14930947 entry