Divales bipustulatus

Divales bipustulatus
	Divales bipustulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Superfamily:	Cleroidea
Family:	Melyridae
Genus:	Divales
Species:	D. bipustulatus
Binomial name
	Divales bipustulatus; (Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
	Hispa bipustulata Fabricius, 1781;

Divales bipustulatus is a species of beetle belonging to the family Melyridae.

Description

Divales bipustulatus can reach a length of 5–5.5 millimetres (0.20–0.22 in). Elytra show two humeral red patches. Body is glossy, deep black, covered with fine erect hairs. Antennae and legs are black.

Distribution

This species is present in France, Italy, Switzerland, Greece and North Africa.

Subspecies

Divales bipustulatus var. bimaculatus (Rossi, 1792)
Divales bipustulatus var. erithromelas (Küster, 1852)
Divales bipustulatus var. nigromaculatus (Lucas, 1849)
Divales bipustulatus var. quadrimaculatus (Baudi, 1873)
Divales bipustulatus var. variegatus (Lucas, 1849)

References

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