Scymnus pygmaeus (Blackburn)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucujiformia
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Superfamilia: Cucujoidea
Familia: Coccinellidae
Subfamilia: Scymninae
Tribus: Scymnini
Genus: Scymnus
Species: Scymnus blackburni
Synonym: Scymnus pygmaeus

Name

• Scymnus pygmaeus (Blackburn, 1892) [junior homonym]
  • Authority for placement: objective replacement
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Ślipiński, Pang & Booth, 2012: 685 ('here designated')
    • Description: 'left specimen on mounting card'
    • Repository: SAMA
  • Type locality: 'N.S. Wales'

Combinations

• Midus pygmaeus: original combination
• Rhizobius pygmaeus

Primary references

• Blackburn, T. 1892: Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. XII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 15(2): 207–261. full article (PDF) [first availability, see p. 261]
• Ślipiński, A.; Pang, H.; Booth, R.G. 2012: Revision of the Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) Part 8. Genus Scymnus Kugelann. Annales zoologici, 62(4): 679-704. doi: 10.3161/000345412X659731 reference page  [lectotype designation, see p. 685]