Mada fraterna

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Mada fraterna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Mada
Species:
M. fraterna
Binomial name
Mada fraterna
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Epilachna fraternaMulsant, 1850
  • Rodolia guinoniMulsant, 1853

Mada fraterna is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in French Guiana.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4-4.40 mm. Adults are pale yellowish brown, while the pronotum is dark reddish brown with a paler anterolateral angle. [1]

References

  1. Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Technical Bulletins. 158584. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: 1–419. Retrieved August 10, 2025.