Hyperaspis inedita
| Hyperaspis inedita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Hyperaspis |
| Species: | H. inedita |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyperaspis inedita Mulsant, 1850 | |
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Hyperaspis inedita is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3], where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri and North Carolina.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.65-3 mm. The anterior margin and lateral area of the pronotum of the males is yellow, while the pronotum of the females has a black anterior margin and a yellow lateral area. There is a red spot on the elytron.[4]
References
- ^ "Hyperaspis inedita Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Hyperaspis inedita". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Hyperaspis inedita species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.