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Species Hyperaspis deludens

Hyperaspis deludens Gordon - Hyperaspis deludens Hyperaspis deludens Gordon - Hyperaspis deludens
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Coccinelloidea
No Taxon (Coccinellid group)
Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)
Subfamily Scymninae
Tribe Hyperaspidini
Genus Hyperaspis (Sigil Lady Beetles)
Species deludens (Hyperaspis deludens)
Explanation of Names
Hyperaspis deludens Gordon, 1985
specific name means 'to deceive,' referring to the deceptive resemblance to H. pratensis. (1)
Size
length 2.4 mm (1)
Identification
Range
AR, IL, OH (one record each) - Map (1)(BG data)
See Also
has been confused with H. pratensis LeConte because they have the same unique arrangement of elytral spots.
However, H. pratensis is larger and has the elongate, convex form of some species of Brachiacantha.
Works Cited
1.The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico
Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.