Nelasa duncansensis

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Nelasa duncansensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Nelasa
Species:
N. duncansensis
Binomial name
Nelasa duncansensis
Gordon, 1991

Nelasa duncansensis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Jamaica.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.4-1.6 mm. Adults are dark brown with a green metallic sheen. The head and pronotum are darker than the elytron. The latter has a faint green metallic sheen.

Etymology

The species is named for the type locality. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Gordon, Robert D. (1991). "West Indian Coccinellidae IV (Coleoptera): new genera and species of Sticholotidini". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 93 (2). Entomological Society of Washington: 298–316. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
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