Tiphysa plumbea

Tiphysa plumbea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Tiphysa
Species:	T. plumbea
Binomial name
	Tiphysa plumbea; Mulsant, 1850

Last updated September 03, 2025

Tiphysa plumbea is a species of beetle of the Coccinellidae family. It is found in French Guiana.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5-5.2 mm. They have a black body. The pronotum is dull black with a metallic green tinge and yellow borders. The elytron is shiny black with a metallic green tinge.^[1]

References

↑ Canepari, Claudio; Gordon, Robert D. Gordon; Hanley, Guy A. (2016). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: Systematic revision of the genera Cyrea Gordon and Canepari and Tiphysa Mulsant (Hyperaspidinae: Brachiacanthini)". Insecta Mundi 0486.

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[1] Canepari, Claudio; Gordon, Robert D. Gordon; Hanley, Guy A. (2016). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: Systematic revision of the genera Cyrea Gordon and Canepari and Tiphysa Mulsant (Hyperaspidinae: Brachiacanthini)". Insecta Mundi 0486.

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