Diomus cowleyi

Diomus cowleyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Diomus
Species:
D. cowleyi
Binomial name
Diomus cowleyi
(Blackburn, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Scymnus cowleyi Blackburn, 1895

Diomus cowleyi 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 2.9 mm (0.11 in). The head, antennae and pronotum are yellowish to orange, while the elytra are back with orange apices. The dorsal surface is shiny and covered by silvery pubescence.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 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.