Toxotoma v-pallidum
| Toxotoma v-pallidum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Toxotoma |
| Species: | T. v-pallidum |
| Binomial name | |
| Toxotoma v-pallidum (Blanchard, 1846) | |
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Toxotoma v-pallidum is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.50-10 mm. Adults are black. The elytron is bluish black with four yellow spots.[1]
Subspecies
- Toxotoma v-pallidum v-pallidum (Bolivia, Peru)
- Toxotoma v-pallidum angulata Gordon, 1975 (Peru)
References
- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Technical Bulletins. 158584. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: 1–419. Retrieved August 10, 2025.