Diomus sekerkai
| Diomus sekerkai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Diomus |
| Species: | D. sekerkai |
| Binomial name | |
| Diomus sekerkai González & Větrovec, 2021 | |
Diomus sekerkai is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Panama (Panama province).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.6 mm (0.063 in). The head, antennae and pronotum are yellow. The scutellum and elytra are black. The ventral surface is mostly yellow and the abdomen is brown. The legs are yellow and the pubescence whitish.[3]
Etymology
The species is dedicated to the Chrysomelidae specialist Lukas Sekerka, who fist collected the species.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Diomus sekerkai 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 July 22, 2026.
- 1 2 3 González, G.; Větrovec, J. (2021). "New species and records of Neotropical ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Revista Chilena de Entomología. 47 (2): 331-374. Retrieved July 22, 2026.