Divales bipustulatus is a species of beetles belonging to the family Melyridae.

Divales bipustulatus
Divales bipustulatus
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D. bipustulatus
Binomial name
Divales bipustulatus
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Hispa bipustulata Fabricius, 1781

Description edit

Divales bipustulatus can reach a length of 5–5.5 millimetres (0.20–0.22 in). Elytra show two humeral red patches. Body is glossy, deep black, covered with fine erect hairs. Antennae and legs are black.

Distribution edit

This species is present in France, Italy, Switzerland, Greece and North Africa.

Subspecies edit

  • Divales bipustulatus bimaculatus (Rossi, 1792)
  • Divales bipustulatus bipustulatus (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Divales bipustulatus erithromelas (Küster, 1852)
  • Divales bipustulatus nigromaculatus (Lucas, 1849)
  • Divales bipustulatus quadrimaculatus (Baudi, 1873)
  • Divales bipustulatus variegatus (Lucas, 1849)

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