Apolinus rotundus
| Apolinus rotundus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Apolinus |
| Species: | A. rotundus |
| Binomial name | |
| Apolinus rotundus (Blackburn, 1889) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Apolinus rotundus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Western Australia).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 1.75–2 mm (0.069–0.079 in). They have an elongate to short oval, convex body, covered with silvery white pubescence. The head is reddish brown to testaceous and the pronotum is testaceous with a fuscous or blackish marking. The scutellum is black and the elytra are dark brown to black with the lateral margins lighter testaceous. The ventral surface is mostly reddish-testaceous.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Apolinus 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 21, 2026.
- 1 2 Poorani, J.; Slipinski, A. (2009). "A revision of the genera Scymnodes Blackburn and Apolinus Pope et Lawrence (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Annales Zoologici. 59 (4): 549–584. Retrieved July 21, 2026.