Dilatitibialis josephine
Appearance
Dilatitibialis josephine | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Dilatitibialis |
Species: | D. josephine
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Binomial name | |
Dilatitibialis josephine Canepari & Gordon, 2013
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Dilatitibialis josephine is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Bolivia.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 2.8 mm. They have a black body, but the pronotum is yellow with a large black marking. The elytron has five large yellow 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.