Micraspis divergens

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: Coccinellini
Genus: Micraspis
Species: Micraspis divergens

Name

Micraspis divergens (Thunberg, 1820)

• original combination: Coccinella divergens Thunberg, 1820: 363
• Authority for current placement: Pope, 1987: 56
• Type locality: Cape of Good Hope

Synonyms

• Cheilomenes weisei Gorham, 1901: 409 (syn. Pope, l.c.)
• Hyperaspis capeneri Mader, 1955: (ibid.)

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. 1820. Coleoptera Capensia antennarum clava solida et perfoliata. Mémoires de l'Academie Imperial de la Société des Sciences, Saint Pétersburg 7: 362–372. 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

• Gorham, H.S., 1901. Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Coleoptera from South and West Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology (7) 7(5): 401–415. BHL Reference page. 
• Mader, L. 1955. Neue Coccinellidae aus Belgisch Congo. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 52(3-4): 193-230. Reference page.