Harpasus (beetle)

Harpasus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Coccinellinae
Tribe: Chilocorini
Genus: Harpasus
Mulsant, 1850

Harpasus is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 7 described species, found in Colombia, Peru & Brazil.[1][2]

Species

These 7 species belong to the genus Harpasus:

  • Harpasus aureus Almeida & Carvalho, 2006 Brazil
  • Harpasus eversmanni (Mulsant, 1850) Brazil
  • Harpasus ferrugineus Corrêa & Almeida, 2010 Colombia
  • Harpasus pallidilabris (Mulsant, 1850) Brazil
  • Harpasus quadrifolium González, Corrêa & Almeida, 2008 Peru
  • Harpasus unifasciatus Corrêa & Almeida, 2010 Brazil
  • Harpasus zonatus (Mulsant, 1850) Brazil

References

  1. ↑ "Harpasus". GBIF. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  2. ↑ Corrêa, G.H.; Almeida, L.M. (2010). "Revision of the genus Harpasus Mulsant (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Chilocorini)". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 54(3). doi:10.1590/S0085-56262010000300002.

Further reading

  • Fürsch, Helmut (1990). "Valid genera and subgenera of Coccinellidae" (PDF). Coccinella. 2 (1): 7–18. ISSN 0935-8196.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.