Delphastus pusillus

Delphastus pusillus

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: Microweiseinae
Tribus: Serangiini
Genus: Delphastus
Species: Delphastus pusillus

Name

Delphastus pusillus (LeConte, 1852)

• original combination: Oeneis pusilla LeConte, 1852: 135
• Authority for current placement: Casey, 1899: 112
• Type locality: USA: Georgia?

Synonyms

• Oeneis puncticollis LeConte, 1852: 135 (syn. Casey, 1899: 112)
• Delphastus sonoricus Casey, 1899: 112 (syn. Gordon, 1970e)

References

Primary references

• LeConte, J.L. 1852. Remarks on the Coccinellidae of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6: 129–145. BHL Reference page. 
• Casey, T.L. 1899. A revision of the American Coccinellidae; with Appendix of Coccinellidae taken in equatorial and southern Africa during the Transit of Venus expedition to the Cape of Good Hope in 1882. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 7(2): 71–169. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Gordon, R.D., 1970. A review of the genus Delphastus Casey (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 72(3): 356-369. BHL Reference page.