Toxotoma v-pallidum

Toxotoma v-pallidum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Toxotoma
Species:
T. v-pallidum
Binomial name
Toxotoma v-pallidum
(Blanchard, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Epilachna v-pallidum Blanchard, 1846

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.50-10 mm. Adults are black. The elytron is bluish black with four yellow spots.[1]

Subspecies

  • Toxotoma v-pallidum v-pallidum (Bolivia, Peru)
  • Toxotoma v-pallidum angulata Gordon, 1975 (Peru)

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.