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Diomus obumbratus

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Diomus obumbratus
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. obumbratus
Binomial name
Diomus obumbratus
(Blackburn, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Scymnus obumbratus Blackburn, 1895

Diomus obumbratus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Australia (New South Wales, southern Queensland).[2][3]

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 2–2.5 mm (0.079–0.098 in). The head is yellowish, while the rest of the body is light brown with the pronotum (except for the anterior and lateral areas) darker than the elytra. The dorsal surface is covered by yellowish pubescence, forming wavy patterns on the elytra.[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.