Toxotoma longicrura

Last updated

Toxotoma longicrura
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Toxotoma
Species:
T. longicrura
Binomial name
Toxotoma longicrura
Gordon, 1975

Toxotoma longicrura is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.23 mm. Adults are piceous and the pronotum is black. The elytron is dark blue with two large yellow spots. [1]

References

  1. Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Technical Bulletins. 158584. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: 1–419. Retrieved August 10, 2025.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Agriculture .