Hyperaspis jovialis

Hyperaspis jovialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hyperaspis
Species:	H. jovialis
Binomial name
Hyperaspis jovialis Fall, 1925
Synonyms
Hyperaspis californicaDobzhansky, 1941 Hyperaspis taeniata var. perpallidaDobzhansky, 1941

Hyperaspis jovialis 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 California, Nevada and Washington.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.40-2.80 mm. The lateral one-fourth and the apical margin of the pronotum of the males is yellow, while the pronotum of the females is black with a yellow lateral margin. The colour pattern on the elytron varies from black with two orange spots to orange with a black border and a black spot. ^[4]

References

1. "Hyperaspis jovialis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Hyperaspis jovialis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Hyperaspis jovialis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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.