Cryptogonus dulongjiangensis

Cryptogonus dulongjiangensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Cryptogonus
Species:
C. dulongjiangensis
Binomial name
Cryptogonus dulongjiangensis
Huo & Ren, 2015

Cryptogonus dulongjiangensis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.37–2.6 mm (0.093–0.102 in). They have a rounded body, densely covered with short pubescence, which is golden on the head and pronotum and silver white on the elytra. The head is yellow in males and black in females, with the clypeus dark brown. The pronotum is black except for a triangular yellow spot at the anterior corner in males. The scutellum and elytra are black. The ventral side is black except for the legs and abdomen, which are partially yellow to dark brown.[3]

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality, Dulongjiang, Yunnan.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  2. ↑ ITIS (2026). "Cryptogonus 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 25, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Huo, L-Z.; Li, W-J.; Chen, X-S.; Ren, S-X; Wang, X-M. (2015). "New species, new synonymies and a new record of the genus Cryptogonus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 62 (2): 203–210. Retrieved August 25, 2026.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.