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Gnathoweisea ferox
Microweisea ferox is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nevada.
From the article Microweisea ferox on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1 mm. They have a dark brown body, while the head and pronotum are black.
In human culture
The species name is derived from Latin and means fierce. This refers to the forbidding appearance of the head and mouthparts.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 488092.