Phrynocaria funebris

Phrynocaria funebris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Phrynocaria
Species:
P. funebris
Binomial name
Phrynocaria funebris
(Crotch, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Coelophora funebris Crotch, 1874

Phrynocaria funebris is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in India (Karnataka).[2][3]

Description

The head and pronotum are ochreous, the latter with a pair of black maculae on the basal margin and above these a pair of smaller transverse markings. The scutellum is black and the elytra are dark brown to black, with yellowish-ochreous lateral margins.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ ITIS (2026). "Phrynocaria 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 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Poorani, J.; Sankararaman, H.; Anusree, S. S. (2021). "A review of Indian species of Phrynocaria Timberlake (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) with notes on synonymy and a new species from South India, hitherto misidentified as Coelophora circumusta (Mulsant)". Zootaxa. 4926 (1): 117–133. Retrieved May 29, 2026.