Aspidimerus kabakovi

Aspidimerus kabakovi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Aspidimerus
Species:
A. kabakovi
Binomial name
Aspidimerus kabakovi
Hoang, 1982

Aspidimerus kabakovi is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan) and Vietnam.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.85–3.5 mm (0.112–0.138 in). They have a subrounded body, with the dorsum moderately convex and pubescent. The head is yellowish brown with the clypeus reddish brown and the eyes black or silver white. The pronotum is black except for the brown anterior margin and anterior corners. The scutellum is black and the elytra are brown with five subrounded black spots. The underside is reddish brown, except for the prosternum, mesoventrite and metaventrite, which are all dark brown.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ ITIS (2026). "Aspidimerus 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 Huo, L.Z.; Wang, X.M.; Chen, X.S; Ren, S.X. (2013). "The genus Aspidimerus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species". ZooKeys. 348: 47–75. Retrieved August 25, 2026.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.