Cryptognatha karla

Cryptognatha karla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Cryptognatha
Species:	C. karla
Binomial name
	Cryptognatha karla; González & Hanley, 2019

Cryptognatha karla is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.9–3.1 mm. Adults are yellow with a darker yellow head. The pronotum is yellow and the elytron has a large dark brown spot.^[1]

References

↑ Gordon, Robert D.; González, G.; Hanley, G.A. (June 28, 2019). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XIX: overview of Cryptognathini and systematic revision of South American Cryptognatha Mulsant". Insecta Mundi. 0729. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–28. Retrieved August 13, 2025.

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[1] Gordon, Robert D.; González, G.; Hanley, G.A. (June 28, 2019). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XIX: overview of Cryptognathini and systematic revision of South American Cryptognatha Mulsant". Insecta Mundi. 0729. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–28. Retrieved August 13, 2025.

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