Hyperaspis elegantissima
| Hyperaspis elegantissima | |
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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. elegantissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyperaspis elegantissima Brèthes, 1925
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Hyperaspis elegantissima is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Argentina.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.8–2.0 mm. They have a black body and yellow head. The anterior margin of the pronotum is yellow and there is a median black area with a large earlike projection in the lateral one-fourth. The lateral and apical margins of the elytron are yellow.[1]
References
- ^ Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (January 2008). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XI: A systematic revision of Hyperaspidini (Hyperaspidinae)" (PDF). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. 99. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G Doria": 245–512. Retrieved August 1, 2025.