Toxotoma imitator

Toxotoma imitator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Toxotoma
Species:
T. imitator
Binomial name
Toxotoma imitator
Gordon, 1975

Toxotoma imitator is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.33 – 8.00 mm. Adults are similar to Toxotoma cuzcoensis, but dark greenish blue, both the spots on the elytron are smaller.[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.