Hyperaspis octomaculata
| Hyperaspis octomaculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Hyperaspis |
| Species: | H. octomaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyperaspis octomaculata González, 2024 | |
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Hyperaspis octomaculata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Colombia.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.9 mm. They have a yellow body. The pronotum has four median brown spots. The elytron has four oval brown spots and a brown sutural margin.
Etymology
The original species name octonotata was derived from Latin octo (meaning eight) and notata (meaning mark) and referred to the eight brown marks on the elytra.[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.