Diomus sydneyensis
| Diomus sydneyensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Diomus |
| Species: | D. sydneyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diomus sydneyensis (Blackburn, 1892) | |
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Diomus sydneyensis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in most of Australia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.8–2.6 mm (0.071–0.102 in). They are very variable in colour, but the head is usually yellow and the pronotum has the anterior and lateral regions yellow. The elytra are brown to black with red or yellow, often with unclear markings. The dorsal surface is covered by silvery pubescence.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 26, 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 July 26, 2026.
- 1 2 Pang, H.; Slipinski, A. (2009). "Revision of the Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Genus Diomus Mulsant. Part 1". Annales zoologici. 59 (4): 641–698. Retrieved July 26, 2026.