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Neaporia maculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Neaporia
Species:
N. maculata
Binomial name
Neaporia maculata
(Weise, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Prodilis maculata Weise, 1902

Neaporia maculata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Peru.

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 2.5 mm. Adults are black with a bluish black head. The pronotum is bluish black with a yellow lateral margin. The elytron is black with a large yellow spot.[1]

References

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  1. Gordon, Robert D.; Hanley, Guy A. (December 29, 2017). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematicrevision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae)". Insecta Mundi. 0601. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–158. Retrieved August 8, 2025.