Cyrea hexastigma

Cyrea hexastigma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Cyrea
Species:
C. hexastigma
Binomial name
Cyrea hexastigma
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Cleothera hexastigma Mulsant, 1850
  • Cleothera gracilis Mulsant, 1850

Cyrea hexastigma is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil.

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 3-3.8 mm. They have a reddish yellow body. The pronotum has a darker reddish spot and two dark brown spots. The elytron has three small dark brown spots.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Canepari, Claudio; Gordon, Robert D. Gordon; Hanley, Guy A. (2016). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: Systematic revision of the genera Cyrea Gordon and Canepari and Tiphysa Mulsant (Hyperaspidinae: Brachiacanthini)". Insecta Mundi 0486.