Micraspis lady-beetle (Coccinelidae) from W-Java

Description:

This ladybird-beetle is often abundant in soybean and mungbean fields.Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Coleoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (beetles, Kfer)Suborder: Polyphaga EMERY, 1886Infraorder: Cucujiformia LATREILLE, 1802Superfamily: Cucujoidea LATREILLE, 1802Family: Coccinellidae LATREILLE, 1807 (ladybird beetles, Marienkfer)Subfamily: Coccinellinae LATREILLE, 1807Tribus: Coccinellini LATREILLE, 1807 (black-spotted lady beetles)Genus: Micraspis CHEVROLAT in Dejean, 1836possibly: Micraspis lineata THUNBERG, 1781more info: www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=5368122please compare: www.fobi.web.id/v/insect/f-coc/mic-lin/Micraspis-lineata_...Indonesia, W-Java, 10 km S Tangerang: BSD (Kampung), 50m asl., 20.04.2011IMG_0855