Dilatitibialis cruciferae
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Dilatitibialis |
Species: | D. cruciferae
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Binomial name | |
Dilatitibialis cruciferae (Mulsant, 1850)
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Dilatitibialis cruciferae is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 3.1 mm. They have a reddish yellow body. The pronotum is mostly black with the anterior border, an area in the lateral one-fourth and small spot yellow. The basal and sutural margins of the elytron are dark brown and there are four large dark brown spots.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (June 28, 2013). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XV: systematic revision of Dilatitibialis Duverger (Coccidulinae; Hyperaspidini)". Insecta Mundi (0312). Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–91. Retrieved July 31, 2025.