Malata pseudomitis

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

Malata pseudomitis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Guatemala.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.61 millimetres (0.142 in). Adults are yellow. The median one-third of the pronotum is black and the elytron has a yellow lateral margin and a curved piceous vitta. The disk of the elytron is brownish yellow. [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.