Hyperaspis elegantissima

Hyperaspis elegantissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hyperaspis
Species:	H. elegantissima
Binomial name
	Hyperaspis elegantissima; Brèthes, 1925

Last updated August 30, 2025

Hyperaspis elegantissima is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Argentina.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.8–2.0 mm. They have a black body and yellow head. The anterior margin of the pronotum is yellow and there is a median black area with a large earlike projection in the lateral one-fourth. The lateral and apical margins of the elytron are yellow.^[1]

References

↑ Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (January 2008). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XI: A systematic revision of Hyperaspidini (Hyperaspidinae)" (PDF). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. 99. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G Doria": 245–512. Retrieved August 1, 2025.

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[1] Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (January 2008). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XI: A systematic revision of Hyperaspidini (Hyperaspidinae)" (PDF). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. 99. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G Doria": 245–512. Retrieved August 1, 2025.

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