Diazonema eccentrica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Diazonema |
Species: | D. eccentrica |
Binomial name | |
Diazonema eccentrica Gordon & Canepari, 2008 |
Diazonema eccentrica is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Colombia.
Adults reach a length of about 2.7 mm. They have a black body, the head with a brown spot. The anterior margin and lateral one-fourth of the pronotum are yellow. The elytron has a pale red spot, one small oval yellow spot and one yellow spot.
The species name is derived from Latin eccentricus (meaning different, odd) and refers to the different appearance of this species compared to other species of Diazonema . [1]