Eupalea borowieci

Eupalea borowieci
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Eupalea
Species:
E. borowieci
Binomial name
Eupalea borowieci
Szawaryn & Czerwiński, 2022

Eupalea borowieci is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Ecuador.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.50 mm. They have a black head and the pronotum is yellow with the basal margin and half length of the lateral margins black. There are also three black maculae. The elytron is yellow with the suture and apex black, and with four black spots.

Etymology

The species is named for the Polish entomologist and world expert in Cassidinae (Chrysomelidae), collector of the type series, Lech Borowiec (University of Wrocław).[1]

References

  1. ^ Part of this text is from “New Coccinellidae (Coleoptera, Coccinelloidea) from Napo Province in Ecuador” by Karol Szawaryn, Tomasz Czerwiński. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license
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