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Diomus frater
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. frater
Binomial name
Diomus frater
(Lea, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Scymnus frater Lea, 1902

Diomus frater is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory).[2][3]

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 2.3–2.5 mm (0.091–0.098 in). The body is black, except the central part of the head, antennae, legs and anterior corners of the pronotum, which are all orange brown. The dorsal surface is covered by whitish pubescence.[3]

References

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  1. "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 27, 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 27, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Pang, H.; Slipinski, A. (2010). "Revision of the Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Genus Diomus Mulsant. Part 2". Annales zoologici. 60 (4): 493–545. Retrieved July 27, 2026.