Diazonema murilloi
Appearance
Diazonema murilloi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Diazonema |
Species: | D. murilloi
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Binomial name | |
Diazonema murilloi Gordon & Canepari, 2008
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Diazonema murilloi is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Colombia.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 4.0–4.3 mm. They have a black body and yellow head. The apical margin and lateral three-eighth of the pronotum are yellow. The elytron has a greenish sheen and one large oval yellow spot.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named in honour of L. M. Murillo, a Colombian entomologist who collected the type series.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (January 2008). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XI: A systematic revision of Hyperaspidini (Hyperaspidinae)" (PDF). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. 99. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G Doria": 245–512. Retrieved August 1, 2025.