Menoscelis saginata

Menoscelis saginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Menoscelis
Species:	M. saginata
Binomial name
	Menoscelis saginata; Mulsant, 1850

Last updated August 02, 2025

Menoscelis saginata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in French Guiana and Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.8 mm. They have a yellow body, the pronotum with a H-shaped dark brown spot, with an oval yellow spot on each side of the middle. The elytron has three reddish brown spots.^[1]

References

↑ Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (January 2008). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XI: A systematic revision of Hyperaspidini (Hyperaspidinae)" (PDF). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. 99. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G Doria": 245–512. Retrieved August 1, 2025.

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[1] Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (January 2008). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XI: A systematic revision of Hyperaspidini (Hyperaspidinae)" (PDF). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. 99. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G Doria": 245–512. Retrieved August 1, 2025.

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