Exoplectra misahualli

Exoplectra misahualli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Exoplectra
Species:	E. misahualli
Binomial name
Exoplectra misahualli Szawaryn & Czerwiński, 2022

Exoplectra misahualli is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Ecuador.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.50 mm. The elytron is dark red, while the antennae, head and legs are light brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the name of the type locality, Puerto Misahuallí.^[1]

References

1. Part of this text is from “New Coccinellidae (Coleoptera, Coccinelloidea) from Napo Province in Ecuador” by Karol Szawaryn, Tomasz Czerwiński. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license