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Hyperaspis onerata

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

Hyperaspis onerata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in northern South America and various Caribbean islands.

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 2.0-2.7 mm. They have a yellow body. The pronotum has two triangular black spots. The basal margin pf the elytron is black, as is part of the sutural margin. The lateral margin is also partly black and there is one large oval discal spot on the sutural margin, as well as a small black oval spot and one large irregularly oval spot.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (January 2008). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XI: A systematic revision of Hyperaspidini (Hyperaspidinae)" (PDF). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. 99. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G Doria": 245–512. Retrieved August 1, 2025.