Hyperaspis lateralis

Hyperaspis lateralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hyperaspis
Species:	H. lateralis
Binomial name
Hyperaspis lateralis Mulsant, 1850
Synonyms
Hyperaspis laevipennisCasey, 1899 Hyperaspis montanicaCasey, 1899 Hyperaspis wellmaniNunenmacher, 1911 Hyperaspis idaeNunenmacher, 1912 Hyperaspis lateralis nigrocaudaDobzhansky, 1941

Hyperaspis lateralis, the lateral lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America and North America ^{[1] [2] [3]} (Montana to New Mexico, west to British Columbia and southern California, as well as in Texas, Louisiana and Florida).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.50-3.80 mm. The anterior margin and lateral area of the pronotum of the males is yellow, while the pronotum of the females is black. The elytron has a variable colour pattern. ^[4]

References

1. "Hyperaspis lateralis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Hyperaspis lateralis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Hyperaspis lateralis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
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.