Serratitibia melissa

Serratitibia melissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Serratitibia
Species:	S. melissa
Binomial name
	Serratitibia melissa; Gordon & Canepari, 2013

Serratitibia melissa is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.4 mm. They have a yellow body. The pronotum has a large black spot. The elytron is black with five small yellow spots.^[1]

References

^ South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XII: New name for Cyra Mulsant, review of Brachiacanthini genera, and systematic revision of Cleothera Mulsant, Hinda Mulsant and Serratitibia Gordon and Canepari, new genus

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[1] South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XII: New name for Cyra Mulsant, review of Brachiacanthini genera, and systematic revision of Cleothera Mulsant, Hinda Mulsant and Serratitibia Gordon and Canepari, new genus

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