Halmus chalybeus
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Coccinelloidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Coccinellidae
Subfamilia: Coccinellinae
Tribus: Chilocorini
Genus: Halmus
Species: Halmus chalybeus
Name
[edit]Halmus chalybeus (Boisduval, 1835)
- Original combination: Coccinella chalybea Boisduval, 1835: 595
- Type locality: New Holland
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Boisduval, J.-A. 1835. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe. Exécuté par ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le Commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Faune Entomologique de l'Océan Pacifique, avec l'illustration des Insectes Nouveaux Recueillis Pendant le voyage, Deuxième Partie. Coléoptères et autres ordres. J. Tastu (Paris) viii + 716 pp. BHL Reference page.
- Gordon, R.D. 1985. The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 93(1): 1–916. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Jamieson, L.E.; Chhagan, A.; Curtis, C. 2009: Seasonal phenology of Australian citrus whitefly (Orchamoplatus citri) in New Zealand. New Zealand plant protection, 62: 69–75.
- Kuschel, G. 1990: Beetles in a suburban environment: a New Zealand case study. DSIR Plant Protection report, ( 3 ) ISSN: 0114-8818 ISBN 0-477-02596-X PDF
- Lo, P.L. 2000: Species and abundance of ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on citrus orchards in Northland, New Zealand, and a comparison of visual and manual methods of assessment. New Zealand entomologist, 23: 61–65.
- Lo, P.L. 2004: Toxicity of pesticides to Halmus chalybeus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and the effect of three fungicides on their densities in a citrus orchard. New Zealand journal of crop and horticultural science, 32 (1): 69–76. DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2004.9514281
- Lo, P.L.; Chapman, R.B. 2001: Predation by Halmus chalybeus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Ceroplastes destructor and C. sinensis (Hemiptera: Coccidae: Ceroplastinae) infesting Citrus in Northland, New Zealand. Biocontrol science and technology, 11 (1): 57–66.
- Macfarlane, R.P. et al. 2010: [Chapter] NINE Phylum ARTHROPODA SUBPHYLUM HEXAPODA Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects. pp. 233–467 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.): New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-87725793-3
Unpublished theses/reports
[edit]- Flynn, A.R. 1995: Aspects of the biology of the steel blue ladybird Halmus chalybeus (Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Thesis (MSc–Zoology (Biological Sciences)), University of Auckland.