Microweisea texana

Microweisea texana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Microweisea
Species:
M. texana
Binomial name
Microweisea texana
(Gordon, 1985)
Synonyms
  • Gnathoweisea texana Gordon, 1985

Microweisea texana 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 Texas.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1 mm. They have a dark brown body, with a nearly black head and pronotum.

Etymology

The species name refers to the state in which the holotype was collected.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Gnathoweisea texana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Gnathoweisea texana". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  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.