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| Hyperaspidius comparatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Hyperaspidius |
| Species: | H. comparatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyperaspidius comparatus Casey, 1899 | |
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Hyperaspidius comparatus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from California to south-western Texas, north to British Columbia.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 1.40-2.10 mm. Males have a yellow pronotum, with indistinct yellowish brown spots in basal area. The pronotum of the females is yellowish brown with a yellow lateral margin. The elytron has two broad yellow vittae.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Hyperaspidius comparatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Hyperaspidius comparatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Hyperaspidius comparatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.