Mulsantina cyathigera

Mulsantina cyathigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Mulsantina
Species:	M. cyathigera
Binomial name
Mulsantina cyathigera (Gorham, 1891)
Synonyms
Coccinella cyathigeraGorham, 1891

Mulsantina cyathigera is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America and North America, ^{[1] [2] [3]} from Guatemala through Mexico to southern United States.

Description

It measures 3.3–4.7 mm (0.13–0.19 in) in length. ^[4] Adults are yellow. The pronotum has a brown M-shaped marking. The elytron has six brown spots. ^[5]

References

1. "Mulsantina cyathigera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Mulsantina cyathigera". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Mulsantina cyathigera species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. Chapin, Joan B. (1985). "Revision of the genus Mulsantina Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 78 (3): 348–368. doi:10.1093/aesa/78.3.348.
5. 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.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-8788757675.