Pentilia egena
| Pentilia egena | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Pentilia |
| Species: | P. egena
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| Binomial name | |
| Pentilia egena Mulsant, 1850
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Pentilia egena is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.1–2.6 mm. Adults are black with a yellow head with some black markings. The lateral one-fourth of the pronotum is yellow.[1]
References
- ^ Gordon, Robert D.; González, G.; Hanley, G.A. (September 27, 2019). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XXI: systematic revision of South American Pentilia Mulsant (Cryptognathini)". Insecta Mundi. 0729. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–28. Retrieved August 13, 2025.