Synona melanaria
| Synona melanaria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Synona |
| Species: | S. melanaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Synona melanaria (Mulsant, 1850) | |
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Synona melanaria is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Queensland, Northern Territory), the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Java) and Burma.[2][3][4]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.2–6.5 mm (0.20–0.26 in). They have a subcircular body, with the dorsum very hemispherical and convex. They are highly variable in appearance. Typically, the head is yellow and the pronotum black with yellow anterolateral areas. The elytra are black. Some specimens have a reddish-testaceous head and the pronotum is reddish-testaceous with a black marking. The scutellum and elytra are black. The ventral surface is yellowish.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Synona 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 July 22, 2026.
- 1 2 Poorani, J.; Slipinski, A.; Booth, R.G. (2008). "A revision of the genus Synona Pope, 1989 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini)". Annales Zoologici. 58: 579–594. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
- ↑ 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 12, 2026.