Toxotoma staudingeri

Toxotoma staudingeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Toxotoma
Species:
T. staudingeri
Binomial name
Toxotoma staudingeri
(Weise, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Solanophila staudingeri Weise, 1902

Toxotoma staudingeri is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8-9.41 mm. Adults are black. The lateral margin of the pronotum is yellow and the elytron is black with a bluish tinge and two yellow spots.[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.