Mimoscymnus rossi

Mimoscymnus rossi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Mimoscymnus
Species:
M. rossi
Binomial name
Mimoscymnus rossi
Gordon, 2002

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

  1. ^ 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.