Glomerella perconvexa
| Glomerella perconvexa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Coccinellinae |
| Tribe: | Sticholotidini |
| Genus: | Glomerella Gordon, 1977 |
| Species: | G. perconvexa
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| Binomial name | |
| Glomerella perconvexa Gordon, 1977
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Glomerella perconvexa is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is the only species in the genus Glomerella. It is found in Brazil.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.50 mm. Adults are nearly black, with the pronotum and most of the head dark reddish piceous.
Etymology
The species name is a Latin adjective meaning extremely convex.[2]
References
- ^ Hodek, I.; Honek, A.; van Emden, H.F. (2012). Ecology and Behaviour of the Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae). Wiley. p. 531. ISBN 9781405184229. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (September 1977). "Classification and Phylogeny of the New World Sticholotidinae (Coccinellidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 31 (3). Coleopterists Society: 185–228. Retrieved August 15, 2025.