Hyperaspis chapini

For the species described in 2008, see Hyperaspis chapini (2008).

Hyperaspis chapini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hyperaspis
Species:	H. chapini
Binomial name
Hyperaspis chapini Dobzhansky, 1941

Hyperaspis chapini, or Chapin's sigil lady beetle, is a species of helesius, hyperaspidius, hyperaspis, and thalassa in the family Coccinellidae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is found in North America ^[2] , where it has been recorded from California, Idaho, Utah and Oregon.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.0-2.75 mm. The anterior margin and lateral area of the pronotum of the males is yellow, while the pronotum of the females has a black anterior margin and a yellow lateral vitta. The elytron has two yellow spots. ^[4]

References

1. "Hyperaspis chapini Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
2. "Hyperaspis chapini Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
3. "Hyperaspis chapini Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
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

• Arnett, R.H. Jr.; M. C. Thomas; P. E. Skelley; J. H. Frank, eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• Richard E. White (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
• Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1).