Hyperaspis signata
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Hyperaspis |
| Species: | H. signata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyperaspis signata (Olivier, 1808) | |
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Hyperaspis signata 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 Massachusetts to Florida, west to Wisconsin and east Texas. It is also found in Oklahoma.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.60-4.0 mm (ssp. signata) and 2.60-3.25 mm (ssp. bicentralis). The pronotum of the males has yellow anterior and lateral margins. The elytron has one or two yellow or red spots.[4]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Hyperaspis signata:
- Hyperaspis signata bicentralis Casey, 1899 (Oklahoma, Texas)
- Hyperaspis signata signata (Olivier, 1808) (Massachusetts to Florida, west to Wisconsin and east Texas)
References
- ^ "Hyperaspis signata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Hyperaspis signata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Hyperaspis signata 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.