Mulsantina luteodorsa
| Mulsantina luteodorsa | |
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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: | Mulsantina |
| Species: | M. luteodorsa
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| Binomial name | |
| Mulsantina luteodorsa J. Chapin, 1973
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Mulsantina luteodorsa, the clay-colored lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae.[1][2][3] It is endemic to southeastern United States.[2][3][4]
Description
It measures 3.8–4.6 mm (0.1–0.2 in) in length.[4] The pronotum is yellow with two black vitta. The elytron is without any markings.[5]
References
- ^ "Mulsantina luteodorsa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b "Mulsantina luteodorsa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b "Mulsantina luteodorsa species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.