Cryptognatha gemellata

Cryptognatha gemellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Cryptognatha
Species:
C. gemellata
Binomial name
Cryptognatha gemellata
Mulsant, 1850
Synonyms
  • Cryptognatha simillima Sicard, 1929

Cryptognatha gemellata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Peru and Trinidad.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.8–2.7 mm. Adults are yellow. The pronotum has seven pale brown spots and the elytron has three brown spots and a spot on the sutural margin on the disc.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Robert D.; González, G.; Hanley, G.A. (June 28, 2019). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XIX: overview of Cryptognathini and systematic revision of South American Cryptognatha Mulsant". Insecta Mundi. 0729. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–28. Retrieved August 13, 2025.