Hyperaspis octomaculata

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Hyperaspis octomaculata
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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.

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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.
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