Thalassa pentaspilota

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Thalassa pentaspilota
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Thalassa
Species:
T. pentaspilota
Binomial name
Thalassa pentaspilota
(Chevrolat, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Chilocorus pentaspilotusChevrolat, 1835

Thalassa pentaspilota is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala and Venezuela.

Description

The elytron has an apical yellow spot. [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.