Cryptognatha pudibunda
| Cryptognatha pudibunda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Cryptognatha |
| Species: | C. pudibunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptognatha pudibunda Mulsant, 1850 | |
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Cryptognatha pudibunda is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 2.2–2.5 mm. Adults are black with a yellow head. The lateral one-fourth of the pronotum is yellow.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Gordon, Robert D.; González, G.; Hanley, G.A. (June 28, 2019). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XIX: overview of Cryptognathini and systematic revision of South American Cryptognatha Mulsant". Insecta Mundi. 0729. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–28. Retrieved August 13, 2025.