Diazonema murilloi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Diazonema |
Species: | D. murilloi |
Binomial name | |
Diazonema murilloi Gordon & Canepari, 2008 |
Diazonema murilloi is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Colombia.
Adults reach a length of about 4.0–4.3 mm. They have a black body and yellow head. The apical margin and lateral three-eighth of the pronotum are yellow. The elytron has a greenish sheen and one large oval yellow spot.
The species is named in honour of L. M. Murillo, a Colombian entomologist who collected the type series. [1]