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| Diomus ningning | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Diomus |
| Species: | D. ningning |
| Binomial name | |
| Diomus ningning Pang & Slipinski, 2009 | |
Diomus ningning is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Australia (South Australia, Western Australia).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 1.7–2.1 mm (0.067–0.083 in). The head, pronotum and elytra are mostly black, but the frons is brown and the anterior pronotal angles and fasciae on the elytra are orange to red. The dorsal surface is covered with whitish pubescence, forming wavy patterns.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The species is named after the daughter of the senior author, Ningning Jian.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- ↑ 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 26, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Pang, H.; Slipinski, A. (2009). "Revision of the Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Genus Diomus Mulsant. Part 1". Annales zoologici. 59 (4): 641–698. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
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