Diazonema cavifrons
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Diazonema |
| Species: | D. cavifrons
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| Binomial name | |
| Diazonema cavifrons (Weise, 1903)
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Diazonema cavifrons is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Costa Rica.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.5 mm. They have a pale yellowish brown body and a yellow head. The lateral one-third of the pronotum is yellow, while the median one-third is yellowish brown. There is oval yellow spot near base on each side of the middle. The lateral margin of the elytron is slightly darker brown.
Taxonomy
The species was treated as a synonym of Diazonema hypocrita for a while, but was reinstated as a valid species in 2008.[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.