Malata mitis

Malata mitis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Malata
Species:
M. mitis
Binomial name
Malata mitis
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Epilachna mitis Mulsant, 1850

Malata mitis is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.48-4.75 mm. Adults are brownish yellow. The median area of the pronotum is black and the elytron has a yellow lateral border, with a black border inside this yellow border.[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.