Hyperaspis jovialis

Hyperaspis jovialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspis
Species:
H. jovialis
Binomial name
Hyperaspis jovialis
Fall, 1925
Synonyms
  • Hyperaspis californica Dobzhansky, 1941
  • Hyperaspis taeniata var. perpallida Dobzhansky, 1941

Hyperaspis jovialis 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 California, Nevada and Washington.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.40-2.80 mm. The lateral one-fourth and the apical margin of the pronotum of the males is yellow, while the pronotum of the females is black with a yellow lateral margin. The colour pattern on the elytron varies from black with two orange spots to orange with a black border and a black spot.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hyperaspis jovialis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Hyperaspis jovialis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  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.