Sarapidus australis
Sarapidus australis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Sarapidus |
Species: | S. australis
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Binomial name | |
Sarapidus australis Gordon, 1977
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Sarapidus australis is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Chile.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 1.40 mm. Adults are piceous, but the elytron is yellowish red with the basal one-fourth and apical area piceous.
Etymology
[edit]The species name is a Latin adjective referring to the southern distribution of this species.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (September 1977). "Classification and Phylogeny of the New World Sticholotidinae (Coccinellidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 31 (3). Coleopterists Society: 185–228. Retrieved August 15, 2025.