Diomus notescens
Species of beetle
Diomus notescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Diomus |
Species: | D. notescens |
Binomial name | |
Diomus notescens (Blackburn, 1889)[1] |
Diomus notescens, the minute two-spotted ladybird, is a ladybird species endemic to the east and south of Australia.[2]
Description
This small beetle is only 2.5 millimetres long. It is a deep shade of greenish-black with two large reddish-brown patches on the elytra. It is covered with very short pubescence.[3]
References
External links
- Minute Two Spotted Ladybird gallery and information at www.brisbaneinsects.com
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