Neaptera viola

Neaptera viola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Neaptera
Species:	N. viola
Binomial name
	Neaptera viola; Gordon, 1991

Neaptera viola is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Guadeloupe.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.4 mm. Adults are brown, while the elytron is dark metallic purple with violet iridescence and the pronotum is dark purple with dark reddish brown anterior and lateral margins.

Etymology

The species name is Latin and refers to the predominantly metallic violet tint of the elytron.^[1]

References

↑ Gordon, Robert D. (1991). "West Indian Coccinellidae IV (Coleoptera): new genera and species of Sticholotidini". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 93 (2). Entomological Society of Washington: 298–316. Retrieved August 15, 2025.

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[1] Gordon, Robert D. (1991). "West Indian Coccinellidae IV (Coleoptera): new genera and species of Sticholotidini". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 93 (2). Entomological Society of Washington: 298–316. Retrieved August 15, 2025.

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