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Microweisea minuta

Microweisea minuta is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Texas.

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Microweisea minuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Microweisea
Species:
M. minuta
Binomial name
Microweisea minuta
(Casey, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Smilia minuta Casey, 1899
  • Pentilia caseyi Korschefsky, 1931

Microweisea minuta is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Texas.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 0.85–0.88 mm. They have a piceous coloured body, with the ventral surface dark brown.1

References

References

  1. 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.