Hyperaspis signata

Hyperaspis signata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspis
Species:
H. signata
Binomial name
Hyperaspis signata
(Olivier, 1808)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella signata Olivier, 1808
  • Hyperaspis taedata LeConte, 1880
  • Hyperaspis bicentralis Casey, 1899

Hyperaspis signata 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 Massachusetts to Florida, west to Wisconsin and east Texas. It is also found in Oklahoma.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.60-4.0 mm (ssp. signata) and 2.60-3.25 mm (ssp. bicentralis). The pronotum of the males has yellow anterior and lateral margins. The elytron has one or two yellow or red spots.[4]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Hyperaspis signata:

  • Hyperaspis signata bicentralis Casey, 1899 (Oklahoma, Texas)
  • Hyperaspis signata signata (Olivier, 1808) (Massachusetts to Florida, west to Wisconsin and east Texas)

References

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