Heterodiomus brethesi

Heterodiomus brethesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Heterodiomus
Species:
H. brethesi
Binomial name
Heterodiomus brethesi
González & Gordon, 2003

Heterodiomus brethesi is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Chile.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.4–1.5 mm. Adults are pale reddish yellow, with the scutellar area of the elytron obscurely darkened.

Etymology

The species is named for Jean Brèthes, the author of Heterodiomus and a significant figure in the classification of South American Coccinellidae.[1]

References

  1. ^ Descriptions of the male of Heterodiomus marchali Brèthes and a new species of Chilean Heterodiomus Brèthes (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Scymninae: Diomini)
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