Harmonia bicolor

Harmonia bicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Harmonia
Species:
H. bicolor
Binomial name
Harmonia bicolor
(Blackburn, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Neda bicolor Blackburn, 1892
  • Neda bicolor var. picturata Blackburn, 1895

Harmonia bicolor is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Australia (northern Queensland).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in). The frons and antennae are yellow or brown, while the pronotum is black with a small yellowish area. The scutellum is black and the elytra are either uniformly black or have an orange spot on each elytron. The ventral surface is mostly yellow or brown and the legs are usually brown.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  2. ↑ ITIS (2026). "Harmonia 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 Ślipiński, A.; Pang, H. (2020). Ladybird Beetles of the Australo-Pacific Region: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini. London: Bloomsbury Wildlife. p. 1-240. ISBN 1472978668. Retrieved August 6, 2026.