Biology:Toxotoma v-pallidum

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Toxotoma v-pallidum
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Epilachnini
Genus: Toxotoma
Species:
T. v-pallidum
Binomial name
Toxotoma v-pallidum
(Blanchard, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Epilachna v-pallidum Blanchard, 1846

Toxotoma v-pallidum is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.50-10 mm. Adults are black. The elytron is bluish black with four yellow spots.[1]

Subspecies

  • Toxotoma v-pallidum v-pallidum (Bolivia, Peru)
  • Toxotoma v-pallidum angulata Gordon, 1975 (Peru)

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. 

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