Mada zonula

Mada zonula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Mada
Species:
M. zonula
Binomial name
Mada zonula
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Epilachna zonula Mulsant, 1850

Mada zonula is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.38–4.66 mm. Adults are brownish yellow, while the head is partly black. The pronotum is yellow with a black basal area. The lateral margin of the elytron is yellow and there is a black border inside the yellow margin, as well as a brownish-yellow vitta extending to a black border at the apex. The sutural margin is chestnut brown.[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.
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