Dilatitibialis rita

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Dilatitibialis rita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Dilatitibialis
Species:
D. rita
Binomial name
Dilatitibialis rita
Canepari & Gordon, 2013

Dilatitibialis rita is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2 mm. They have a black body. The anterolateral angle and the anterior one-seventh of the pronotum are yellow. The elytron has three small yellow spots. [1]

References

  1. Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (June 28, 2013). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XV: systematic revision of Dilatitibialis Duverger (Coccidulinae; Hyperaspidini)". Insecta Mundi (0312). Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–91. Retrieved July 31, 2025.