Mulsantina cyathigera
| Mulsantina cyathigera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Mulsantina |
| Species: | M. cyathigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Mulsantina cyathigera (Gorham, 1891) | |
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Mulsantina cyathigera is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America and North America,[1][2][3] from Guatemala through Mexico to southern United States.
Description
It measures 3.3–4.7 mm (0.13–0.19 in) in length.[4] Adults are yellow. The pronotum has a brown M-shaped marking. The elytron has six brown spots.[5]
References
- ^ "Mulsantina cyathigera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Mulsantina cyathigera". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Mulsantina cyathigera species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Chapin, Joan B. (1985). "Revision of the genus Mulsantina Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 78 (3): 348–368. doi:10.1093/aesa/78.3.348.
- ^ 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.