Dilatitibialis luteola
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. luteola
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Binomial name | |
Dilatitibialis luteola (Mulsant, 1850)
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Dilatitibialis luteola is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 2–3 mm. They have a yellow body. The pronotum has a faint darker yellow M-shaped marking. The elytron is darker yellow, except for the humeral angle with a small triangular yellow spot.[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.