Epilachna octomaculata

For Epilachna octomaculata Korschefsky, 1935, see Epilachna lothi.

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: Epilachnini
Genus: Epilachna
Species: Epilachna octomaculata

Name

Epilachna octomaculata (Thunberg, 1781)

• Original combination: Coccinella octomaculata Thunberg, 1781: 13
• Type locality: Cape of Good Hope
• Lectotype: female ♀, UZIU (designated by Pope, 1987: 60)

Synonyms

• Coccinella confluens Olivier, 1791: 61 – replacement name for Coccinella octomaculata Thunberg (preoccupied)

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. 1781. Dissertatio Entomologica Novas Insectorum Species. I. Upsala. 28pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Pope, R.D. 1987. The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) described by C. P. Thunberg. Entomologica Scandinavica 18(1): 51-66. DOI: 10.1163/187631287X00025 PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Olivier, G.-A. 1791–1792. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle. Insectes. Tome sixième. Paris: Panckoucke, 704 pp. BHL. Google Books. Reference page.