Australoneda horni

Australoneda horni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Australoneda
Species:
A. horni
Binomial name
Australoneda horni
(Korschefsky, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Neda horni Korschefsky, 1934

Australoneda horni is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in southern Papua New Guinea.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5–10 mm (0.30–0.39 in). The head is yellow with a black central marking. The pronotum is black with a yellow area and the scutellum is black. The elytra have black margins and the disc has markings forming a cross-like shape, with the anterior quarters yellowish and orange or brown, and posterior quarters yellow.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  2. ↑ ITIS (2026). "Australoneda 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.