Hyperaspis pleuralis

Hyperaspis pleuralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hyperaspis
Species:	H. pleuralis
Binomial name
Hyperaspis pleuralis Casey, 1899
Synonyms
Hyperaspis aterrimaCasey, 1908 Hyperaspis falliNunenmacher, 1912 Hyperaspis barriHatch, 1961

Hyperaspis pleuralis is a species in the family Coccinellidae ("lady beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is found in North America ^[2] , where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Oregon and Utah.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.95-2.85 mm. The lateral and anterolateral area of the pronotum of the males is yellow. The whole elytron is black, or has a single red or yellow spot. ^[4]

References

1. "Hyperaspis pleuralis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
2. "Hyperaspis pleuralis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2018-01-18.
3. "Hyperaspis pleuralis Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
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

• "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico", Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.
• Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
• Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society, vol. 93, no. 1, 1–912.
• Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
• Ross H. Arnett. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.