Biology:Tenuisvalvae parenthesis
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification 
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Tenuisvalvae parenthesis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.2–3.5 mm. They have a yellow body, the head with borders black. The basal border of the pronotum is black. The elytron has two short vitta and the suture is narrowly black with a parenthesis shaped vitta. There is also a small triangular spot in the posterior half.
Etymology
The species is named for the curved elytral vitta reminiscent of a parenthesis.[1]
References
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q118541340 entry
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