Mada elegans

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

Mada elegans is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4 mm. Adults are yellow, while the median basal area of the pronotum is black. The elytron is yellow with a black ring.[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.