Hyperaspis lateralis

Hyperaspis lateralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspis
Species:
H. lateralis
Binomial name
Hyperaspis lateralis
Mulsant, 1850
Synonyms
  • Hyperaspis laevipennis Casey, 1899
  • Hyperaspis montanica Casey, 1899
  • Hyperaspis wellmani Nunenmacher, 1911
  • Hyperaspis idae Nunenmacher, 1912
  • Hyperaspis lateralis nigrocauda Dobzhansky, 1941

Hyperaspis lateralis, the lateral lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America and North America[1][2][3] (Montana to New Mexico, west to British Columbia and southern California, as well as in Texas, Louisiana and Florida).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.50-3.80 mm. The anterior margin and lateral area of the pronotum of the males is yellow, while the pronotum of the females is black. The elytron has a variable colour pattern.[4]

References

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