Toxotoma pilifera

Toxotoma pilifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Toxotoma
Species:
T. pilifera
Binomial name
Toxotoma pilifera
(Weise, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Epilachna pilifera Weise, 1895

Toxotoma pilifera is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Bolivia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.68 – 6.89 mm. Adults are black. The elytron is dark bluish black with a broad orange band.[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.