Hyperaspis chapini
| Hyperaspis chapini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Hyperaspis |
| Species: | H. chapini
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyperaspis chapini Dobzhansky, 1941
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Hyperaspis chapini, or Chapin's sigil lady beetle, is a species of helesius, hyperaspidius, hyperaspis, and thalassa in the family Coccinellidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America[2], where it has been recorded from California, Idaho, Utah and Oregon.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.0-2.75 mm. The anterior margin and lateral area of the pronotum of the males is yellow, while the pronotum of the females has a black anterior margin and a yellow lateral vitta. The elytron has two yellow spots.[4]
References
- ^ "Hyperaspis chapini Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ a b "Hyperaspis chapini Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ "Hyperaspis chapini Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ 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
- Arnett, R.H. Jr.; M. C. Thomas; P. E. Skelley; J. H. Frank, eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Richard E. White (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
- Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1).