Hyperaspis osculans

Hyperaspis osculans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hyperaspis
Species:	H. osculans
Binomial name
Hyperaspis osculans Leconte, 1880
Synonyms
Hyperaspis biornatusNunenmacher, 1934

Hyperaspis osculans is a lady beetle species belonging to the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America ^{[1] [2] [3]} , where it has been recorded from California.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.50-3.10 mm. The pronotum of the females is black with a reddish brown anterolateral angle or a yellow margin. The elytron has a red or yellow marginal spot ^[4]

References

1. "Hyperaspis osculans Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Hyperaspis osculans". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Hyperaspis osculans 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.