Toxotoma geometrica

Toxotoma geometrica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Toxotoma
Species:
T. geometrica
Binomial name
Toxotoma geometrica
(Weise, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Solanophila geometrica Weise, 1900

Toxotoma geometrica is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.85–5.66 mm. Adults are dark brown. The anterolateral margin of the pronotum is yellow and the elytron is dark yellow with a black margin and two black vittae.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Technical Bulletins. 158584. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: 1–419. Retrieved August 10, 2025.