Hyperaspis levrati

Hyperaspis levrati
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspis
Species:
H. levrati
Binomial name
Hyperaspis levrati
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Cleothera levrati Mulsant, 1850
  • Brachiacantha metator Casey, 1908

Hyperaspis levrati, or Levrat's lady beetle, 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 Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Colorado.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.20-3.0 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 area. The elytron has four or sometimes five spots.[4]

References

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