Cephaloscymnus juanita

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Cephaloscymnus juanita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Cephaloscymnus
Species:
C. juanita
Binomial name
Cephaloscymnus juanita
Gordon & Hanley, 2017

Cephaloscymnus juanita is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Mexico, where it has been recorded from Oaxaca.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.4 mm. Adults are black. The lateral one-fourth of the pronotum is yellow and the elytron is black with a green metallic tint. [1]

References

  1. Gordon, Robert D.; Hanley, Guy A. (December 29, 2017). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematicrevision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae)". Insecta Mundi. 0601. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–158. Retrieved August 8, 2025.