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Dilatitibialis luteola

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Dilatitibialis luteola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Dilatitibialis
Species:
D. luteola
Binomial name
Dilatitibialis luteola
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Cleothera luteola Mulsant, 1850

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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.