Diomus inaffectatus

Diomus inaffectatus
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. inaffectatus
Binomial name
Diomus inaffectatus
(Blackburn, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Scymnus inaffectatus Blackburn, 1892

Diomus inaffectatus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Victoria, Tasmania, southern New South Wales).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.7–2 mm (0.067–0.079 in). The head, antennae, legs, pronotum and abdomen are yellowish, while a medio-basal spot on the pronotum, the rest of the ventral side and the elytra are dark brown to black. The dorsal surface is shiny and covered by yellowish pubescence, forming a wavy pattern on the elytra.[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.