Tenuisvalvae bisquinquepustulata

Tenuisvalvae bisquinquepustulata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America, northern South America and some Caribbean islands. It has been introduced to the United States (southern California) and to central Africa.

Tenuisvalvae bisquinquepustulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Tenuisvalvae
Species:	T. bisquinquepustulata
Binomial name
Tenuisvalvae bisquinquepustulata (Fabricius, 1801)
Synonyms
Coccinella bisquinquepustulata Fabricius, 1801 Cleothera raynevalti Mulsant, 1853 Hyperaspis longicoxitis Nutting, 1980

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.7–3.2 mm. They have a black body and yellow head. The pronotum is yellow with a large black basomedian spot. The elytron has five yellow spots.^[1]