Hyperaspidius marginatus
| Hyperaspidius marginatus | |
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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. marginatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyperaspidius marginatus (Gaines, 1933) | |
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Hyperaspidius marginatus 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 Texas.
Description
[edit source]Adults reach a length of about 1.75-2.40 mm. Both males and females have a yellow or brownish yellow head. The pronotum is reddish brown with nebulous brown spots in male and some females, while other females have a dark brown pronotum with a yellow lateral border. The elytron is dark brown or black with a yellow vitta.[4]
References
[edit source]- ↑ "Hyperaspidius marginatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Hyperaspidius marginatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Hyperaspidius marginatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ 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 source]- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.