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Decadiomus hughesi

Species of beetle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Decadiomus hughesi is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It was described from Bermuda, but is problably an introduced species.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.15–1.6 mm. Adults are black, although the pronotum is reddish yellow with a black basal spot. The basal, sutural and lateral margins of the elytron are black.

Biology

They prey on mealybugs, including Pseudococcus longispinus, Icerya purchasi, Coccus viridis and Carulaspis minima.[1]

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