Biology:Toxotoma ostensoides

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Toxotoma ostensoides
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Epilachnini
Genus: Toxotoma
Species:
T. ostensoides
Binomial name
Toxotoma ostensoides
(Gordon, 1975)
Synonyms
  • Epilachna ostensoides Gordon, 1975

Toxotoma ostensoides is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.58–6.80 mm. Adults are dark brown. The anterolateral margin of the pronotum is yellow and the elytron is yellow with a black border, a median vitta and a transverse band.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Technical Bulletins (United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service) 158584: 1–419. https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/158584/files/tb1493.pdf. Retrieved August 10, 2025. 

Wikidata ☰ Q135749065 entry