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Succinctonotum

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Succinctonotum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Tribe: Cephaloscymnini
Genus: Succinctonotum
Gordon & Hanley, 2017[1]

Succinctonotum is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Coccinellidae. The one species, Succinctonotum frosti, is found in Panama.

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 1.4 mm. Adults are black with a reddish yellow head. The anterolateral angle of the pronotum is reddish yellow and the elytron has a brownish red margin.

Etymology

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The species is named in honour of S. W. Frost, the collector of the holotype.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 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.