Endochilus minor

Endochilus minor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Endochilus
Species:
E. minor
Binomial name
Endochilus minor
Weise, 1898

Endochilus minor is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Cameroon.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.6–3.9 mm (0.14–0.15 in). The head and pronotum are dark red and the antennae are brownish. The scutellum is dark red and the elytra are bright red with dark red margins. The dorsal surface is mostly glabrous, but the pronotal angles and elytral margins are covered with some setae. The ventral surface is brown.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ ITIS (2026). "Endochilus 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.
  3. 1 2 Łączyński, P.; Tomaszewska, W. (2014). "Revision of the genus Endochilus Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Chilocorini)". Journal of Insect Science. 14 (1). Retrieved August 24, 2026.