Endochilus minor
Appearance
| Endochilus minor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Endochilus |
| Species: | E. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Endochilus minor Weise, 1898 | |
Endochilus minor is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 3.6–3.9 mm (0.14–0.15 in). The head and pronotum are dark red and the antennae are brownish. The scutellum is dark red and the elytra are bright red with dark red margins. The dorsal surface is mostly glabrous, but the pronotal angles and elytral margins are covered with some setae. The ventral surface is brown.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Endochilus 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 August 24, 2026.
- 1 2 Łączyński, P.; Tomaszewska, W. (2014). "Revision of the genus Endochilus Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Chilocorini)". Journal of Insect Science. 14 (1). Retrieved August 24, 2026.