Cyrea hexastigma

Cyrea hexastigma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Cyrea
Species:	C. hexastigma
Binomial name
	Cyrea hexastigma; (Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
	Cleothera hexastigmaMulsant, 1850 ; Cleothera gracilisMulsant, 1850 ;

Last updated August 29, 2025

Cyrea hexastigma is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3-3.8 mm. They have a reddish yellow body. The pronotum has a darker reddish spot and two dark brown spots. The elytron has three small dark brown spots.^[1]

References

↑ Canepari, Claudio; Gordon, Robert D. Gordon; Hanley, Guy A. (2016). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: Systematic revision of the genera Cyrea Gordon and Canepari and Tiphysa Mulsant (Hyperaspidinae: Brachiacanthini)". Insecta Mundi 0486.

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[1] Canepari, Claudio; Gordon, Robert D. Gordon; Hanley, Guy A. (2016). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: Systematic revision of the genera Cyrea Gordon and Canepari and Tiphysa Mulsant (Hyperaspidinae: Brachiacanthini)". Insecta Mundi 0486.

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