Psorolyma cyanella

Psorolyma cyanella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Psorolyma
Species:
P. cyanella
Binomial name
Psorolyma cyanella
Gordon, 1974

Psorolyma cyanella is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.98–2.39 mm. Adults are black, the head with a violet metallic sheen, the pronotum with a greenish violet metallic sheen and the elytron with a green metallic sheen.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1974). "West Indian Coccinellidae I (Coleoptera): the genus Psorolyma Sicard". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 28 (4). Coleopterists Society: 228–232. Retrieved August 15, 2025.