Harmonia tricolor

Harmonia tricolor
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. tricolor
Binomial name
Harmonia tricolor
(Korschefsky, 1944)
Synonyms
  • Coelophora tricolor Korschefsky, 1944

Harmonia tricolor is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found on the Solomon Islands.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.7–7.8 mm (0.22–0.31 in). The frons and antennae are dark yellow and the pronotum is light yellow with a black central area and lateral borders. The scutellum is black and the elytra are red or yellow, with the shoulder area and central area black and the borders and suture yellow. The ventral surface is mostly black and the legs are yellow.[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.