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Diomus notescens

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Diomus notescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Diomus
Species:
D. notescens
Binomial name
Diomus notescens
(Blackburn, 1889)[1]

Diomus notescens, the minute two-spotted ladybird, is a ladybird species endemic to the east and south of Australia.[2]

Description

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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

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