Hyperaspis scutifera
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Hyperaspis |
| Species: | H. scutifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyperaspis scutifera (Mulsant, 1850)
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Hyperaspis scutifera is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Venezuela and Colombia and on Curaçao[1], as well as in Arizona.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.4–2.6 mm. They have a yellow body. The pronotum is black, but the lateral one-fifth is yellow. The elytron has a black sutural spot and a small poorly defined spot on the humeral callus.[3]
References
- ^ Colijn, E.O.; Beentjes, K.K.; Butôt, R.; Miller, J.A.; Smit, J.T.; de Winter, A.J.; van der Hoorn, B. (2020-12-18). "A catalogue of the Coleoptera of the Dutch Antilles". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 162 (2–3): 67–186. doi:10.1163/22119434-bja10006. ISSN 0040-7496.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (January 2008). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XI: A systematic revision of Hyperaspidini (Hyperaspidinae)" (PDF). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. 99. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G Doria": 245–512. Retrieved August 1, 2025.