Exochomus gebleri

Exochomus gebleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Exochomus
Species:
E. gebleri
Binomial name
Exochomus gebleri
(Weise, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Brumus octosignatus var. gebleri Weise, 1885
  • Brumus gebleri

Exochomus gebleri is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Turkey, Iran and possibly Afghanistan.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.06–4.96 mm (0.160–0.195 in) in males and 4.04–4.8 mm (0.159–0.189 in) in females. The head is black with a yellowish transparent spot and yellowish-brown antennae. The pronotum is black with the anterior and lateral margins and a spot on the anterior corners yellowish-red. The scutellum is yellowish-red or black and the elytra are yellowish-red with a black lateral margin and each elytron with four black spots.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ ITIS (2026). "Exochomus 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 24, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Kovář, I. (1995). "Revision of the genera Brumus Muls. and Exochomus Redtb. (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) of the Palaearctic Region. Part I." (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 44: 5-124. Retrieved August 24, 2026.