Hyperaspis rutai

Hyperaspis rutai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspis
Species:
H. rutai
Binomial name
Hyperaspis rutai
Szawaryn & Czerwiński, 2022

Hyperaspis rutai is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Ecuador.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.30 mm. Adults have a yellow head and the pronotum is black with three yellow spots. The elytron is black with three large yellow spots.

Etymology

This species is dedicated to the Polish entomologist and expert in Scirtidae systematics, collector of the type series, Rafał Ruta (University of Wrocław).[1]

References

  1. ^ Part of this text is from “New Coccinellidae (Coleoptera, Coccinelloidea) from Napo Province in Ecuador” by Karol Szawaryn, Tomasz Czerwiński. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license
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