Hyperaspis festiva

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Hyperaspis festiva
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspis
Species:
H. festiva
Binomial name
Hyperaspis festiva
Mulsant, 1850
Synonyms
  • Hyperaspis cincticollisMulsant, 1850
  • Hyperaspis lemniscataBoheman, 1859
  • Hyperaspis festiva var. apicalisWeise, 1885
  • Hyperaspis juniapucaBrèthes, 1925

Hyperaspis festiva is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found from Mexico and the Caribbean islands south to Argentina and Bolivia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.0–2.7 mm. They have a black body and yellow head. The pronotum is black, with the anterior border yellow and the lateral one-eight yellow. There is also a lateral yellow spot. The lateral and apical margins of the elytron have a yellow border and there is a triangular discal spot. [1]

References

  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.