Zenoria emarginata
| Zenoria emarginata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Zenoria |
| Species: | Z. emarginata
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| Binomial name | |
| Zenoria emarginata Gordon, 1971
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Zenoria emarginata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Trinidad.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.93-3 mm. Adults are pale yellow. There is a black median projection on the pronotum and the elytron is black with a pale yellow outer band. The pronotum has greyish white hairs, while the elytron is covered with them.
Biology
It has been recorded feeding on Asterolecanium species and on Aspidiotus destructor on coconut.[1]
References
- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1971). "A revision of the genus Zenoria Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Smithsonian contributions to zoology. 86. Smithsonian Institution Press: 1–28. Retrieved August 12, 2025.