Cryptognatha pudibunda

Cryptognatha pudibunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Cryptognatha
Species:
C. pudibunda
Binomial name
Cryptognatha pudibunda
Mulsant, 1850
Synonyms
  • Cryptognatha fryii Crotch, 1874
  • Cryptognatha bryanti Brèthes, 1925

Cryptognatha pudibunda is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.2–2.5 mm. Adults are black with a yellow head. The lateral one-fourth of the pronotum is yellow.[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.