Nelasa iricolor

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

Last updated August 16, 2025

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.5 mm. Adults are black, the elytron with a purple, coppery metallic sheen, the pronotum with a green, metallic coppery sheen and the head with a purple metallic sheen.^[1]

References

↑ 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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[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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