Chapinaria

Chapinaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Subfamily:	Coccinellinae
Tribe:	Chilocorini
Genus:	Chapinaria; Łączyński & Tomaszewska, 2012
Species:	C. meridionalis
Binomial name
	Chapinaria meridionalis; (Sicard, 1929)
Synonyms
	Endochilus meridionalis Sicard, 1929;

Chapinaria is a genus of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Chapinaria meridionalis, which is found in Tanzania and Zambia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.6–3 mm (0.10–0.12 in). The head and pronotum are black and the antennae are brown. The scutellum is dark reddish and the elytra are dark reddish with black margins.

Etymology

The genus is dedicated to Edward Chapin, an American Coleopterist.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
↑ ITIS (2026). "Chapinaria at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
1 2 3 Łączyński, P.; Tomaszewska, W. (2012). "Chapinaria, new genus of Chilocorini for Endochilus meridionalis Sicard from Africa (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Annales Zoologici. 62 (1): 1–9.

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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 24, 2026.

[:1-2] ITIS (2026). "Chapinaria at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved August 24, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Łączyński, P.; Tomaszewska, W. (2012). "Chapinaria, new genus of Chilocorini for Endochilus meridionalis Sicard from Africa (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Annales Zoologici. 62 (1): 1–9.