Megalocaria rufitarsis
| Megalocaria rufitarsis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Megalocaria |
| Species: | M. rufitarsis |
| Binomial name | |
| Megalocaria rufitarsis (Sicard, 1929) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Megalocaria rufitarsis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12–14 mm (0.47–0.55 in). The frons is yellow in males, while females have small dark markings at the base. The antennae are yellow. The pronotum is black with pale markings along the lateral and anterior borders. The scutellum and elytra are black, the latter each with eight large orange-red spots.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Megalocaria 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 11, 2026.
- 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 11, 2026.