Hyperaspis undulata

Hyperaspis undulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hyperaspis
Species:	H. undulata
Binomial name
Hyperaspis undulata (Say, 1824)
Synonyms
Coccinella undulataSay, 1824 Hyperaspis maculiferaMelsheimer, 1847 Hyperaspis elegansMulsant, 1850 Hyperaspis elegans var. guttiferaWeise, 1895

Hyperaspis undulata, the undulate lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, ^{[1] [2] [3]} where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Connecticut, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.80-2.75 mm. The elytron is black with a lateral vitta. ^[4]

References

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