Mada gounellei

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Mada gounellei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Mada
Species:
M. gounellei
Binomial name
Mada gounellei
Gordon, 1975

Mada gounellei is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.72–4.31 mm. Adults are yellow, while the median area of the pronotum is piceous. The elytron has five rings. The first is yellow, the second is piceous, the third is reddish yellow, the fourth ring is located on the disk and the fifth ring consists of a reddish-yellow area. [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.