Heterocaria samuelsoni
| Heterocaria samuelsoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Heterocaria |
| Species: | H. samuelsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterocaria samuelsoni (Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1982) | |
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Heterocaria samuelsoni is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 3.8–4.6 mm (0.15–0.18 in). The frons and antennae are yellow, and the pronotum is yellow with a central black marking and partially darkened lateral margins. The scutellum and elytra are black, the latter with yellow humeral fascia and four to five spots.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Heterocaria 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 11, 2026.
- 1 2 Ślipiński, A.; Pang, H. (2020). Ladybird Beetles of the Australo-Pacific Region: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini. London: Bloomsbury Wildlife. p. 1-240. ISBN 1472978668. Retrieved August 11, 2026.