Hyperaspis brunnescens

Hyperaspis brunnescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspis
Species:
H. brunnescens
Binomial name
Hyperaspis brunnescens
Dobzhansky, 1941

Hyperaspis brunnescens 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 Illinois.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.30-2.50 mm. The pronotum of the males is dull yellow, while the pronotum of the females is brownish black with a faint yellow lateral border. The elytron is brownish black with two vittae.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hyperaspis brunnescens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Hyperaspis brunnescens". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  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.