Arawana darieli

Arawana darieli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Arawana
Species:
A. darieli
Binomial name
Arawana darieli
Rodríguez-Vélez, Chan-Canche & Sandoval-Cauich, 2024

Arawana darieli is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Mexico (Yucatán).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3 mm (0.12 in). The head and antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is yellowish-brown with a central dark brown spot. The scutellum is black and the elytra have a dark brown spot and yellowish-brown lateral margins.[3]

Etymology

The species name corresponds to the Hebrew name Dariel which is the given name of the first author's son.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ ITIS (2026). "Arawana at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Rodríguez-Vélez, J.M.; Chan-Canche, R.J.; Sandoval-Cauich, D.A. (2024). "Nueva especie de Arawana (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) de México". Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Nueva Serie. 26 (1): 83-88. Retrieved August 24, 2026.