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Prognataspis surreptiva
Species of beetle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prognataspis surreptiva is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Ecuador.
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Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.6 mm. They have a black body and a yellow head. The lateral one-third and apical one-fourth of the pronotum are yellow. The elytron has one large yellow spot.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin surreptivus (meaning false or fraudulent) and refers to the deceptive resemblance to many Hyperaspis species.[1]
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