Toxotoma tetartea

Toxotoma tetartea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Toxotoma
Species:
T. tetartea
Binomial name
Toxotoma tetartea
(Gordon, 1975)
Synonyms
  • Epilachna tetartea Gordon, 1975

Toxotoma tetartea is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Ecuador.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.10-10 mm. Adults are greenish black. The elytron is greenish black with two yellow bands.[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.