Chilocorus distigma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coccinelloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Coccinelloidea

Familia: Coccinellidae
Subfamilia: Coccinellinae
Tribus: Chilocorini
Genus: Chilocorus
Species: Chilocorus distigma

Name

Chilocorus distigma (Klug, 1835)

• Original combination: Coccinella distigma Klug, 1835: 49

Synonyms

• Chilocorus ruficeps Mulsant, 1850: 457
• Chilocorus biplagiatus Walker, 1871: 19
• Chilocorus solitus Weise, 1899: 62 (syn. Greathead & Pope, 1977)

References

Primary references

• Klug, J.C.F. 1835. Insekten. Pp. 27–50. In: Verzeichniss von Thieren und Pflanzen, welche auf einer Reise um die Erde gesammelt wurden von A. Erman. Naturhistorischer Atlas. G. Reimer, Berlin; 64pp. + 17pl. Google Books Reference page. 

Additional references

• Crotch, G.R. (†) 1874. A revision of the coleopterous family Coccinellidae. E. W. Janson, London. xv. + 311 pp. Internet Archive BHL. Reference page. 
• Greathead, D.J. & Pope, R.D. 1977. Studies on the biology and taxonomy of some Chilocorus spp. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) preying on Aulacaspis spp. (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in East Africa, with the description of a new species. Bulletin of Entomological Research 67(2): 259-270. Full text PDF Reference page. 
• Mulsant, E. 1850. Species des Coléoptères trimères sécuripalpes. Annales des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles, d’Agriculture et d’Industrie, Lyon (2) 2: 1–1104. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1871. List of Coleoptera collected by J.K. Lord, Esq. in Egypt, Arabia and near the African shore of the Red Sea. With characters of the undescribed species. London: E.W. Janson, 19 pp. hdl: 2027/hvd.32044107190456 . Reference page. 
• Weise, J. 1899. Coccinelliden aus Deutsche-Ostafrika. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Band I, 65(1): 49–70. BHL Reference page.