Cryptognatha gayle

Cryptognatha gayle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Cryptognatha
Species:	C. gayle
Binomial name
	Cryptognatha gayle; González & Hanley, 2019

Last updated August 14, 2025

Cryptognatha gayle is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Suriname.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.9 mm. Adults are dark brown with a yellow head. The lateral one-fifth of the pronotum is yellow and the lateral one-third of the elytron is reddish brown. There is also an elongate spot.^[1]

References

↑ Gordon, Robert D.; González, G.; Hanley, G.A. (June 28, 2019). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XIX: overview of Cryptognathini and systematic revision of South American Cryptognatha Mulsant". Insecta Mundi. 0729. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–28. Retrieved August 13, 2025.

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[1] Gordon, Robert D.; González, G.; Hanley, G.A. (June 28, 2019). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XIX: overview of Cryptognathini and systematic revision of South American Cryptognatha Mulsant". Insecta Mundi. 0729. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–28. Retrieved August 13, 2025.

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