Lorma apicalis

Lorma apicalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Lorma
Species:
L. apicalis
Binomial name
Lorma apicalis
Gordon, 1975

Lorma apicalis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Colombia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.35–4.38 mm. Adults are reddish yellow, while the head and pronotum are reddish brown. The elytron is bluish black with piceous lateral and sutural margins. The apical one-seventh of the elytron is yellow.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Technical Bulletins. 158584. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: 1–419. Retrieved August 10, 2025.