Diomus carbine
| Diomus carbine | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Diomus |
| Species: | D. carbine |
| Binomial name | |
| Diomus carbine Pang & Slipinski, 2010 | |
Diomus carbine is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Australia (northern Queensland).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 0.9–1 mm (0.035–0.039 in). The frons, antennae, legs, anterior angles of the pronotum and abdomen are yellowish or orange, while most of the pronotum, elytra and venter are black. The dorsal surface is shiny and covered by silvery pubescence.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from its type locality, Mount Carbine in Queensland.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Diomus 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.
- 1 2 3 Pang, H.; Slipinski, A. (2010). "Revision of the Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Genus Diomus Mulsant. Part 2". Annales zoologici. 60 (4): 493–545. Retrieved August 6, 2026.