Hyperaspis cruenta

Hyperaspis cruenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hyperaspis
Species:	H. cruenta
Binomial name
Hyperaspis cruenta LeConte, 1880
Synonyms
Hyperaspis taeniata rufescensDobzhansky, 1941

Hyperaspis cruenta, the bloody 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 Texas and New Mexico.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.50-2.65 mm. The pronotum of the males is reddish yellow laterally, while the pronotum of the females is reddish brown laterally. The elytron has one marginal spot. ^[4]

References

1. "Hyperaspis cruenta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Hyperaspis cruenta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Hyperaspis cruenta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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.