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Diomus australis

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Diomus australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Diomus
Species:
D. australis
Binomial name
Diomus australis
(Blackburn, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Scymnus australis Blackburn, 1889

Diomus australis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Victoria, South Australia).[2][3]

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 2–2.2 mm (0.079–0.087 in). They are yellowish brown to dark brown with the head slightly lighter than the pronotum and a darker spot on each elytron. The dorsal surface is covered by short silvery pubescence.[3]

References

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  1. "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  2. ITIS (2026). "Diomus at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Pang, H.; Slipinski, A. (2009). "Revision of the Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Genus Diomus Mulsant. Part 1". Annales zoologici. 59 (4): 641–698. Retrieved July 22, 2026.