Hyperaspis octomaculata

Hyperaspis octomaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hyperaspis
Species:	H. octomaculata
Binomial name
Hyperaspis octomaculata González, 2024
Synonyms
Hyperaspis octonotataGordon & Canepari, 2008 (preocc.)

Hyperaspis octomaculata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Colombia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.9 mm. They have a yellow body. The pronotum has four median brown spots. The elytron has four oval brown spots and a brown sutural margin.

Etymology

The original species name octonotata was derived from Latin octo (meaning eight) and notata (meaning mark) and referred to the eight brown marks on the elytra. ^[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.