Zenoria nigricollis

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Zenoria nigricollis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Zenoria
Species:
Z. nigricollis
Binomial name
Zenoria nigricollis
Gordon, 1972

Zenoria nigricollis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil and Guyana.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.80 mm. Adults are black, while the anterior and lateral margins of the pronotum and the head are yellow. The elytron is dark metallic green. Both the pronotum and elytron are covered with greyish white hairs. [1]

References

  1. Gordon, Robert D. (1972). "Additional notes on the taxonomy of the genus Zenoria (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 74 (4). Entomological Society of Washington: 433–442. Retrieved August 12, 2025.