Nelasa haitiensis
Nelasa haitiensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Nelasa |
Species: | N. haitiensis
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Binomial name | |
Nelasa haitiensis Gordon, 1991
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Nelasa haitiensis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Haiti.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.6 mm. Adults are black with a faint coppery sheen on the head and pronotum, the elytron however, has a metallic green sheen.
Etymology
The species is named for the country of origin.[1]
References
- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1991). "West Indian Coccinellidae IV (Coleoptera): new genera and species of Sticholotidini". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 93 (2). Entomological Society of Washington: 298–316. Retrieved August 15, 2025.