Neaporia longifrons

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Neaporia longifrons
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Neaporia
Species:
N. longifrons
Binomial name
Neaporia longifrons
Gordon & Hanley, 2017

Neaporia longifrons is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Venezuela.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.3–1.4 mm. Adults are black with a yellow head. The lateral and anterior margins of the pronotum have a yellow border. The elytron has a yellow lateral border and two yellow spots.

Etymology

The species is named for the long frons extended well beyond the antennal insertion. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Gordon, Robert D.; Hanley, Guy A. (December 29, 2017). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematicrevision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae)". Insecta Mundi. 0601. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–158. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
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