Mulsantina cyathigera

Mulsantina cyathigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Mulsantina
Species:
M. cyathigera
Binomial name
Mulsantina cyathigera
(Gorham, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella cyathigera Gorham, 1891

Mulsantina cyathigera is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America and North America,[1][2][3] from Guatemala through Mexico to southern United States.

Description

It measures 3.3–4.7 mm (0.13–0.19 in) in length.[4] Adults are yellow. The pronotum has a brown M-shaped marking. The elytron has six brown spots.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Mulsantina cyathigera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Mulsantina cyathigera". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Chapin, Joan B. (1985). "Revision of the genus Mulsantina Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 78 (3): 348–368. doi:10.1093/aesa/78.3.348.
  4. ^ 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.