Diomus notescens

Diomus notescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Diomus
Species:	D. notescens
Binomial name
	Diomus notescens; (Blackburn, 1889)

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

↑ "Diomus notescens (Blackburn, 1889)". ITIS. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
↑ "Diomus notescens (Blackburn)". www.ento.csiro.au CSIRO. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
↑ Minute Two-spotted Ladybird: Diomus notescens

External links

Minute Two Spotted Ladybird gallery and information at www.brisbaneinsects.com

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[ITIS_Diomus_notescens_Blackburn-1] "Diomus notescens (Blackburn, 1889)". ITIS. Retrieved 2009-03-18.

[CSIRO_Ento_AICN_Diomus_notescens-2] "Diomus notescens (Blackburn)". www.ento.csiro.au CSIRO. Retrieved 2009-03-18.

[3] Minute Two-spotted Ladybird: Diomus notescens

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