Archegleis edwardsii

Archegleis edwardsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Archegleis
Species:
A. edwardsii
Binomial name
Archegleis edwardsii
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Egleis edwardsii Mulsant, 1850
  • Egleis pascoei Crotch, 1874

Archegleis edwardsii is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Australia (southern Queensland, New South Wales).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5–6.7 mm (0.20–0.26 in). They have a greenish-yellow body with black markings. The frons and antennae are yellow. The pronotum is yellow with black stripes and the scutellum is black. The elytra are greenish yellow with black stripes and borders.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  2. ↑ ITIS (2026). "Archegleis 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 6, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Ślipiński, A.; Pang, H. (2020). Ladybird Beetles of the Australo-Pacific Region: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini. London: Bloomsbury Wildlife. p. 1-240. ISBN 1472978668. Retrieved August 6, 2026.