Hyperaspis pleuralis is a species in the family Coccinellidae ("lady beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Oregon and Utah.
Description Adults reach a length of about 1.95-2.85 mm. The lateral and anterolateral area of the pronotum of the males is yellow. The whole elytron is black, or has a single red or yellow spot.
References
Further reading "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico", Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1. Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society, vol. 93, no. 1, 1–912. Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company. Ross H. Arnett. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.