Tenuisvalvae ecoffeti

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Tenuisvalvae ecoffeti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Tenuisvalvae
Species:
T. ecoffeti
Binomial name
Tenuisvalvae ecoffeti
(Mulsant, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Hyperaspis ecoffetiMulsant, 1853
  • Hyperaspis quadrinaMulsant, 1853

Tenuisvalvae ecoffeti is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.6-2.7 mm. They have a yellow body. The pronotum is black with the lateral and anterior borders yellow. The elytron has two black spots and a black sutural margin. [1]

References

  1. Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (January 2008). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XI: A systematic revision of Hyperaspidini (Hyperaspidinae)" (PDF). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. 99. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G Doria": 245–512. Retrieved August 1, 2025.