Neaporia misty
Neaporia misty | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Neaporia |
Species: | N. misty
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Binomial name | |
Neaporia misty Gordon & Hanley, 2017
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Neaporia misty is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Venezuela.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.1–2.2 mm. Adults are light brown, while the head is black with a bluish tint. The medial area of the pronotum is black with a bluish tint, while the lateral one-third is yellowish brown. The elytron has a bluish metallic tint and two small pale yellow spots.[1]
References
- ^ Gordon, Robert D.; Hanley, Guy A. (December 29, 2017). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematicrevision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae)". Insecta Mundi. 0601. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–158. Retrieved August 8, 2025.