Toxotoma patricia

Toxotoma patricia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Toxotoma
Species:
T. patricia
Binomial name
Toxotoma patricia
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Epilachna patricia Mulsant, 1850
  • Epilachna archidonae Crotch, 1874
  • Epilachna banghaasi Weise, 1895

Toxotoma patricia is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Argentina, Peru and Bolivia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.95–7.28 mm. Adults are black. The elytron is bluish black with four yellow spots.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Technical Bulletins. 158584. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: 1–419. Retrieved August 10, 2025.