Mulsantina luteodorsa

Mulsantina luteodorsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Mulsantina
Species:	M. luteodorsa
Binomial name
Mulsantina luteodorsa J. Chapin, 1973

Mulsantina luteodorsa, the clay-colored lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is endemic to southeastern United States. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Description

It measures 3.8–4.6 mm (0.1–0.2 in) in length. ^[4] The pronotum is yellow with two black vitta. The elytron is without any markings. ^[5]

References

1. "Mulsantina luteodorsa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Mulsantina luteodorsa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Mulsantina luteodorsa 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.