Hyperaspis dissoluta

Hyperaspis dissoluta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hyperaspis
Species:	H. dissoluta
Binomial name
Hyperaspis dissoluta Crotch, 1873
Synonyms
Hyperaspis nuptaCasey, 1899 Hyperaspis coloradanaCasey, 1908 Hyperaspis nevadicaCasey, 1899

Hyperaspis dissoluta, the dissolute lady beetle, is a species of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is found in North America, ^[2] where it has been recorded from California, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Utah.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.0-2.75 mm (ssp. dissoluta) and about 2.30-3.10 mm (ssp. nevadica). The lateral border of the pronotum of the males is yellow, while the anterior border of ssp. dissoluta is black or yellow. The elytron of ssp. dissoluta has a lateral vitta and an apical spot, while the elytron of ssp. nevadica has one yellow elongate spot. ^[4]

Subspecies

• Hyperaspis dissoluta dissolutaCrotch, 1873 (California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington)
• Hyperaspis dissoluta nevadicaCasey, 1899 (Nevada, Arizona, California, Idaho, Utah, Washington)

References

1. "Hyperaspis dissoluta Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
2. "Hyperaspis dissoluta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
3. "Hyperaspis dissoluta Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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 4 August 2025.

Further reading

• Arnett, R. H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press.
• Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN   978-0-8493-0212-1.
• White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.
• Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1).