Epilachna vigintioctopunctata

Epilachna vigintioctopunctata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucujiformia
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Cladus: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Cladus: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia

Superfamilia: Cucujoidea
Familia: Coccinellidae
Subfamilia: Coccinellinae
Tribus: Epilachnini
Genus: Epilachna
Species: Epilachna vigintioctopunctata

Name

• Epilachna vigintioctopunctata (Fabricius, 1775)

Synonyms

• Coccinella vigintioctopunctata Fabricius, 1775
  • Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Epilachna vigintioctopunctata (Fabricius, 1775)
• Coccinella sparsa Herbst, 1786
• Coccinella pardalis Boisduval, 1835
• Coccinella undecimvariolata Boisduval, 1835
• Epilachna gradaria Mulsant, 1850
• Epilachna territa Mulsant, 1850

Type data

• pardalis Boisduval: Lectotype, designated by Richards (1983: 21): MNHN
  • Type kind: male
  • Type locality: Vanikoro, Santa Cruz Islands
• vigintioctopunctata Fabricius: Lectotype, designated by Richards (1983: 15, 17): ZMUC
  • Type kind: female
  • Type locality: Tranquebar, India

References

cited sources

• Fabricius, J.C. 1775: Systema Entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species... Flensburgh and Leipzig, Library Kortii. Internet Archive Biodiversity Heritage Library
• Richards, A.M. 1983: The Epilachna vigintioctopunctata complex (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). International journal of entomology, 25: 11-41. PDF

additional references

• Li, C.S. 1993: Review of the Australian Epilachninae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 32: 209-224. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1993.tb00577.x
• Venkatesha, M.G. 2006: Seasonal occurrence of Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (F.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and its parasitoid on Ashwagandha in India. Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology, 9: 265-268. doi: 10.1016/S1226-8615(08)60301-5

links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• Crop-destroying beetle discovered in Auckland
• Wikipedia:Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
• Brisbane insects
• Biosecurity New Zealand

Vernacular names

English: hadda beetle, 28-spotted potato ladybird