Tiphysa egae
| Tiphysa egae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Tiphysa |
| Species: | T. egae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tiphysa egae Crotch, 1874 | |
Tiphysa egae is a species of beetle of the Coccinellidae family. It is found in Brazil.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4 mm. They have a black body. The pronotum is dull black with a metallic bluish green tinge and yellow borders. The elytron is shiny black with metallic green tinge.[1]
References
- ^ Canepari, Claudio; Gordon, Robert D. Gordon; Hanley, Guy A. (2016). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: Systematic revision of the genera Cyrea Gordon and Canepari and Tiphysa Mulsant (Hyperaspidinae: Brachiacanthini)". Insecta Mundi 0486.