Hyperaspis schaefferi

Hyperaspis schaefferi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hyperaspis
Species:	H. schaefferi
Binomial name
Hyperaspis schaefferi Gordon, 1985

Hyperaspis schaefferi, known generally as the Schaeffer's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. ^{[1] [2]} It is found in North America ^[2] , where it has been recorded from Texas.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.20-2.75 mm. Adults are similar to Hyperaspis caseyi , but the lateral vitta on the elytron is incomplete. ^[3]

References

1. "Hyperaspis schaefferi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
2. "Hyperaspis schaefferi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
3. 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.

• "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico", Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.
• 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.

Further reading

• 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.
• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.