Biology:Toxotoma patricia

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Toxotoma patricia
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Epilachnini
Genus: Toxotoma
Species:
T. patricia
Binomial name
Toxotoma patricia
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Weise, 1895 Mulsant, 1850
  • Epilachna archidonae Epilachna patricia
  • Crotch, 1874 Epilachna banghaasi

Toxotoma patricia is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Argentina, Peru and Bolivia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.95–7.28 mm. Adults are black. The elytron is bluish black with four yellow spots.[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 ☰ Q119168342 entry