Lorma apicalis

Lorma apicalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Lorma
Species:
L. apicalis
Binomial name
Lorma apicalis
Gordon, 1975

Lorma apicalis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Colombia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.35โ€“4.38 mm. Adults are reddish yellow, while the head and pronotum are reddish brown. The elytron is bluish black with piceous lateral and sutural margins. The apical one-seventh of the elytron is yellow.[1]

References

  1. โ†‘ Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Technical Bulletins. 158584. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: 1โ€“419. Retrieved August 10, 2025. Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Agriculture.