Aspidimerus nigritus
| Aspidimerus nigritus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Aspidimerus |
| Species: | A. nigritus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspidimerus nigritus (Pang & Mao, 1979) | |
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Aspidimerus nigritus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan) and Vietnam.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.75 mm (0.148 in). They have an oblong oval, strongly convex and sparsely pubescent body. The head is reddish brown, with the eyes silver white. The dorsal surface is entirely black and the underside is reddish brown, except for the prosternum, mesoventrite and metaventrite, which are dark brown.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- 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.
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