Toxotoma cruciata

Toxotoma cruciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Toxotoma
Species:
T. cruciata
Binomial name
Toxotoma cruciata
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Epilachna cruciata Mulsant, 1850

Toxotoma cruciata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Venezuela.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.50-10 mm. Adults are black. The elytron is yellow with the external and sutural margins and apical angle black. There is also a black spot.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Technical Bulletins. 158584. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: 1–419. Retrieved August 10, 2025.