Hyperaspis pseudodonzeli
Appearance
Hyperaspis pseudodonzeli | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Hyperaspis |
Species: | H. pseudodonzeli
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Binomial name | |
Hyperaspis pseudodonzeli Gordon & Canepari, 2008
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Hyperaspis pseudodonzeli is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Venezuela, Trinidad, Curaçao, Colombia and Guyana.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 2.3–2.5 mm. They have a dark brown body and yellow head. The pronotum is yellow with four pale brown indistinct spots. The elytron has three large yellow spots.
Etymology
[edit]The species name refers to the resemblance to Hyperaspis donzeli.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.