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Hyperaspidius oblongus

Hyperaspidius oblongus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.

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Hyperaspidius oblongus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspidius
Species:
H. oblongus
Binomial name
Hyperaspidius oblongus
Casey, 1908

Hyperaspidius oblongus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America,123 where it has been recorded from Texas.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.70-2.30 mm. The pronotum of the males is yellow with nebulous brown spots in the basal area, while the female pronotum is black with a yellow lateral margin. The elytron is black with a yellow vitta on anterior and lateral borders and an incomplete discal vitta.4

References

References

  1. "Hyperaspidius oblongus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Hyperaspidius oblongus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.