Australoneda taengana

Australoneda taengana
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. taengana
Binomial name
Australoneda taengana
(Bielawski, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Neda taengana Bielawski, 1963

Australoneda taengana 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 7.5–9.6 mm (0.30–0.38 in). The head is yellow in females and also yellow in males, but with a black marking. The middle of the pronotum is black, with two large yellow lateral areas joined by a stripe. The scutellum is black and the elytra are black with a reddish crescent area.[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.