Hyperaspidius wolcotti

Hyperaspidius wolcotti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hyperaspidius
Species:	H. wolcotti
Binomial name
Hyperaspidius wolcotti (Nunenmacher, 1911)
Synonyms
Hyperaspis wolcottiNunenmacher, 1911

Hyperaspidius wolcotti, or Wolcott's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America ^{[1] [2] [3]} , where it has been recorded from Indiana, Iowa and Kansas.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2-2.60 mm. The pronotum of the males is yellow with black spots in the basal area, while the female pronotum is black with a yellow lateral margin. The elytron is black with a yellow vitta on the lateral margin and an incomplete discal vitta. ^[4]

References

1. "Hyperaspidius wolcotti Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Hyperaspidius wolcotti". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Hyperaspidius wolcotti species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-8788757675.