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Heterocaria decemmaculata
Heterocaria decemmaculata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Indonesia (Western New Guinea).
From the article Heterocaria decemmaculata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.2 mm (0.20 in). The frons and antennae are yellow. The pronotum is medially black, with broad yellow areas laterally and the lateral margins are black. The scutellum is black and the elytra are also black, but each with five yellow spots and with the external border and suture black.
In human culture
The species name is derived from Latin decem and refers to the number of elytral spots.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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