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Tenuisvalvae parenthesis
Species of beetle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tenuisvalvae parenthesis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
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Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.2–3.5 mm. They have a yellow body, the head with borders black. The basal border of the pronotum is black. The elytron has two short vitta and the suture is narrowly black with a parenthesis shaped vitta. There is also a small triangular spot in the posterior half.
Etymology
The species is named for the curved elytral vitta reminiscent of a parenthesis.[1]
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