Hyperaspis uteana

Last updated

Hyperaspis uteana
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspis
Species:
H. uteana
Binomial name
Hyperaspis uteana
Gordon, 1985

Hyperaspis uteana is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Utah.

Contents

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.40 mm (males) and 2.60 mm (females). The pronotum of the males has a lateral yellow area and there is a yellow vitta on the apical margin. The elytron is black with a large orange spot. The pronotum of the females does not have the anterior yellow vitta and the elytron has an apical yellow spot.

Etymology

The species name refers to the state in which the type series was collected. [1]

References

  1. 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.