Mimoscymnus rossi
Mimoscymnus rossi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Mimoscymnus |
Species: | M. rossi
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Binomial name | |
Mimoscymnus rossi Gordon, 2002
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Mimoscymnus rossi is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Peru.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.5 mm. Adults are brown, although the head, pronotum, apical one-sixth of the elytron and legs are yellow.
Etymology
The species is named for the collector of the holotype.[1]
References
- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1994). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part III (lege IV): Definition of Exoplectrinae Crotch, Azyinae Mulsant, and Coccidulinae Crotch; a taxonomic revision of Coccidulini" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 38 (3/4): 681–775. Retrieved August 17, 2025.