Aspidimerus nigrovittatus

Aspidimerus nigrovittatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Aspidimerus
Species:
A. nigrovittatus
Binomial name
Aspidimerus nigrovittatus

Aspidimerus nigrovittatus, is a species of lady beetle found in Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Description

Body subovate, and convex. Body color pale yellow with bright, sparse pubescence. Elytra broad on each side with a black ribbon. This ribbon is not touching at the apex.[3]

References

  1. ^ Crotch, George Robert (1874). A revision of the coleopterous family Coccinellidae. London: E.W. Janson. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.8975. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  2. ^ Poorani, J. (January 2002). "An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian Subregion". Oriental Insects. 36: 307–383. doi:10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335. S2CID 86769172. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. ^ Huo, Lizhi; Wang, Xingmin; Chen, Xiaosheng; Ren, Shunxiang (2013-08-11). "The genus Aspidimerus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species". ZooKeys. 348: 47–75. doi:10.3897/zookeys.348.5746. PMC 3837410. PMID 24294073. Retrieved 2021-09-08.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.