Hyperaspis binotata

Hyperaspis binotata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspis
Species:
H. binotata
Binomial name
Hyperaspis binotata
(Say, 1826)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella binotata Say, 1827
  • Coccinella normata Say, 1827
  • Coccinella affinis Randall, 1838 (preocc.)
  • Hyperaspis leucopsis Melsheimer, 1847
  • Hyperaspis paspalis Watson, 1960

Hyperaspis binotata is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3], where it has been recorded from Maine and Quebec to North Carolina, west to North Dakota and Louisiana.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.40-4.50 mm. The pronotum of the males is yellow on the lateral and anterior margins, while the pronotum of the females is black. The elytron is black with a red spot.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hyperaspis binotata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Hyperaspis binotata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.