Nelasa duncansensis
| Nelasa duncansensis | |
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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: | Nelasa |
| Species: | N. duncansensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nelasa duncansensis Gordon, 1991
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Nelasa duncansensis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Jamaica.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.4–1.6 mm. Adults are dark brown with a green metallic sheen. The head and pronotum are darker than the elytron. The latter has a faint green metallic sheen.
Etymology
The species is named for the type locality.[1]
References
- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1991). "West Indian Coccinellidae IV (Coleoptera): new genera and species of Sticholotidini". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 93 (2). Entomological Society of Washington: 298–316. Retrieved August 15, 2025.