Diomus sublatus

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.6–2 mm (0.063–0.079 in). The head, antennae, legs and most of the pronotum are yellowish or orange, while a medio-basal spot on the pronotum and the elytra are black. The dorsal surface is covered by silvery pubescence.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 27, 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 July 27, 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 July 27, 2026.