Cyrea fasciata

Cyrea fasciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Cyrea
Species:
C. fasciata
Binomial name
Cyrea fasciata
(Fabricius, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella fasciata Fabricius, 1801

Cyrea fasciata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Surinam, Trinidad and Venezuela.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.7–2.6 mm. They have a dark brown body and yellow head. The pronotum is yellow with a dark brown spot. The elytron has five large yellow spots.[1]

References

  1. ^ South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: Systematic revision of the genera Cyrea Gordon and Canepari and Tiphysa Mulsant (Hyperaspidinae: Brachiacanthini)
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