Toxotoma patricia

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Toxotoma patricia
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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. patricia
Binomial name
Toxotoma patricia
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Epilachna patriciaMulsant, 1850
  • Epilachna archidonaeCrotch, 1874
  • Epilachna banghaasiWeise, 1895

Toxotoma patricia is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Argentina, Peru and Bolivia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.95–7.28 mm. Adults are black. The elytron is bluish black with four 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 .