Cyrea mcclarini is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Ecuador (Napo).
Description Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. They have a distinctive dorsal elytral pattern rarely found in ladybird beetles, with a turquoise colored maculae in living specimens. In dried specimens the turquoise color disappears and the maculae become yellow. However, the unique double C pattern on each elytron distinguish this species from all other known species.
Etymology The species is named in honour of Jim McClarin from Consanga, Napo, Ecuador, who kindly images of living specimens to the authors.Part of this text is from “New Coccinellidae (Coleoptera, Coccinelloidea) from Napo Province in Ecuador” by Karol Szawaryn, Tomasz Czerwiński. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license
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