Kiiro
| Kiiro | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Coccinellinae |
| Tribe: | Coccinellini |
| Genus: | Kiiro Kitano, 2014[1] |
Kiiro is a genus of beetles in the Coccinellidae family.[2]
Description
[edit]Kiiro beetles are moderate in size and circular to ovate and weakly convex in shape.[1] They are vivid to dull yellow in color, with whitish-yellow pronotum marked with two black spots at the base. They have large eyes and antennae that are distinctly longer than the width of the head.
Species
[edit]- Kiiro cincta Fabricus, 1798
- Kiiro confusa Timberlake, 1943
- Kiiro koeblei Timberlake, 1943
- Kiiro koblei amamiana Miyatake, 1959
- Kiiro shensinensis Timberlake, 1943
- Kiiro indica Timberlake, 1943
References
[edit]- 1 2 Kitano, Takanobu (2014). "Taxonomic notes on the genus Egleis Mulsant, 1850 and a description of a new subgenus in the genus Illeis Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Taxonomical Series 10. 2: 289–294. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "IRMNG - Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
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