Hyperaspis pleuralis

Hyperaspis pleuralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspis
Species:
H. pleuralis
Binomial name
Hyperaspis pleuralis
Casey, 1899
Synonyms
  • Hyperaspis aterrima Casey, 1908
  • Hyperaspis falli Nunenmacher, 1912
  • Hyperaspis barri Hatch, 1961

Hyperaspis pleuralis is a species in the family Coccinellidae ("lady beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles").[1][2][3] It is found in North America[2], where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Oregon and Utah.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.95-2.85 mm. The lateral and anterolateral area of the pronotum of the males is yellow. The whole elytron is black, or has a single red or yellow spot.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hyperaspis pleuralis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. ^ a b "Hyperaspis pleuralis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. ^ "Hyperaspis pleuralis Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. ^ 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

  • "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico", Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.
  • Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
  • Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society, vol. 93, no. 1, 1–912.
  • Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
  • Ross H. Arnett. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.


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