Hyperaspis inflexa

Hyperaspis inflexa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hyperaspis
Species:	H. inflexa
Binomial name
Hyperaspis inflexa Casey, 1899
Synonyms
Hyperaspis serenaCasey, 1908

Hyperaspis inflexa, known generally as the curved lady beetle or curved ladybug, 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 Alberta, British Columbia, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.80-2.85 mm. The lateral area and anterior border of the pronotum of the males is yellow. The colour pattern of the elytron is variable, but most common pattern is black with a lateral vitta. ^[4]

References

1. "Hyperaspis inflexa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Hyperaspis inflexa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Hyperaspis inflexa 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.