Biology:Tenuisvalvae bisquinquepustulata

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Tenuisvalvae bisquinquepustulata
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Tenuisvalvae
Species:
Template:Taxonomy/TenuisvalvaeT. bisquinquepustulata
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/TenuisvalvaeTenuisvalvae bisquinquepustulata
(Fabricius, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Nutting, 1980 Fabricius, 1801
  • Cleothera raynevalti Coccinella bisquinquepustulata
  • Mulsant, 1853 Hyperaspis longicoxitis

Tenuisvalvae bisquinquepustulata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America, northern South America and some Caribbean islands. It has been introduced to the United States (southern California) and to central Africa.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.7–3.2 mm. They have a black body and yellow head. The pronotum is yellow with a large black basomedian spot. The elytron has five yellow spots.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (January 2008). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XI: A systematic revision of Hyperaspidini (Hyperaspidinae)". Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria (Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G Doria") 99: 245–512. https://ia801908.us.archive.org/35/items/biostor-290455/biostor-290455.pdf. Retrieved August 1, 2025. 

Wikidata ☰ Q118541321 entry