Hyperaspis lanatii

Hyperaspis lanatii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspis
Species:
H. lanatii
Binomial name
Hyperaspis lanatii
González & Gordon, 2009

Hyperaspis lanatii is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Argentina.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.1–2.4 mm. Adults are black with a yellow head. The lateral one-sixth and anterior border of the pronotum are yellow and the elytron is black with a yellow lateral margin.

Etymology

The species is named for the collector of the type series, the Argentinean entomologist Silvio Lanati.[1]

References

  1. ↑ González, G.; Gordon, Robert D. (2009). "New species of Hyperaspis Chevrolat from Chile and Argentina (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 44. Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa: 77–82. Retrieved August 13, 2025.