Menoscelis insignis
| Menoscelis insignis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Menoscelis |
| Species: | M. insignis
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| Binomial name | |
| Menoscelis insignis Mulsant, 1850
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Menoscelis insignis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in French Guiana.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm. They have a yellow body. The median one-third of the pronotum is reddish brown. There are three yellow spots on this reddish brown area. The elytron is reddish brown with five large yellow spots.[1]
References
- ^ Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (January 2008). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XI: A systematic revision of Hyperaspidini (Hyperaspidinae)" (PDF). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. 99. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G Doria": 245–512. Retrieved August 1, 2025.