Hyperaspis festiva

Hyperaspis festiva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hyperaspis
Species:	H. festiva
Binomial name
	Hyperaspis festiva; Mulsant, 1850
Synonyms
	Hyperaspis cincticollis Mulsant, 1850 ; Hyperaspis lemniscata Boheman, 1859 ; Hyperaspis festiva var. apicalis Weise, 1885 ; Hyperaspis juniapuca Brèthes, 1925 ;

Hyperaspis festiva is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found from Mexico and the Caribbean islands south to Argentina and Bolivia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.0–2.7 mm. They have a black body and yellow head. The pronotum is black, with the anterior border yellow and the lateral one-eight yellow. There is also a lateral yellow spot. The lateral and apical margins of the elytron have a yellow border and there is a triangular discal spot.^[1]

References

^ Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (January 2008). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XI: A systematic revision of Hyperaspidini (Hyperaspidinae)" (PDF). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. 99. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G Doria": 245–512. Retrieved August 1, 2025.

[1] Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (January 2008). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XI: A systematic revision of Hyperaspidini (Hyperaspidinae)" (PDF). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. 99. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G Doria": 245–512. Retrieved August 1, 2025.

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