Glomerella perconvexa

Glomerella perconvexa
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
Binomial name
Glomerella perconvexa
Gordon, 1977

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.