Microcaria mulsanti
| Microcaria mulsanti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Microcaria |
| Species: | M. mulsanti |
| Binomial name | |
| Microcaria mulsanti (Montrouzier, 1861) | |
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Microcaria mulsanti is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia and Australia (Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in). The head and antennae are yellow and the pronotum is yellow with black borders. The scutellum is yellow with a dark lateral margin. The elytra are yellow with either ten black spots or with four longitudinal stripes at the base and six spots.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Microcaria 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.