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Hyperaspidius venustulus

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

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Hyperaspidius venustulus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspidius
Species:
H. venustulus
Binomial name
Hyperaspidius venustulus
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Hyperaspis venustula Mulsant, 1850

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.80 mm. The pronotum is yellowish red and the elytron is black with four yellow spots.4

References

References

  1. "Hyperaspidius venustulus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Hyperaspidius venustulus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  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.