Hyperaspidius wolcotti

Hyperaspidius wolcotti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspidius
Species:
H. wolcotti
Binomial name
Hyperaspidius wolcotti
(Nunenmacher, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Hyperaspis wolcotti Nunenmacher, 1911

Hyperaspidius wolcotti, or Wolcott's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3], where it has been recorded from Indiana, Iowa and Kansas.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2-2.60 mm. The pronotum of the males is yellow with black 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 the lateral margin and an incomplete discal vitta.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hyperaspidius wolcotti Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Hyperaspidius wolcotti". 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

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