Hyperaspis troglodytes

Hyperaspis troglodytes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspis
Species:
H. troglodytes
Binomial name
Hyperaspis troglodytes
(Mulsant, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Cleothera troglodytes Mulsant, 1853
  • Hyperaspis discreta LeConte, 1880
  • Hyperaspis novascotiae Chapin, 1955

Hyperaspis troglodytes, the troglodyte 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 Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.0-2.75 mm. The colour pattern of the elytron is similar to that of Hyperaspis disconotata, but the basal spots are widely separated.[4]

References

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