Nephus phosphorus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coccinelloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata 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: Coccidulini
Genus: Nephus
Subgenus: N. (Nephus)
Species: Nephus phosphorus

Name

Nephus phosphorus (Lewis, 1896)

• Original combination: Scymnus phosphorus Lewis, 1896: 37
• Authority for current placement: Ohta, 1929: 13
• Type locality: JAPAN: Tagami, nr Nagasaki

Synonyms

• Nephus galloisi Sicard, 1907: 211 (syn. Kamiya, 1961: 276)

References

Primary references

• Lewis, G. 1896. On the Coccinellidae of Japan. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth series, 17: 22–41. BHL Reference page. 
• Ohta, Y. 1929. Scymninen Japans. Insecta Matsumurana 4(1-2): 1-16. hdl: 2115/9182 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kamiya, H. 1961. A revision of the tribe Scymnini from Japan and the Loochoos (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Part I. Genera Clitostethus, Stethorus and Scymnus (except subgenus Pullus). Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University 11(3): 275-301. Full text PDF Reference page. 
• Sicard, A., 1907. Coléoptères Coccinellides du Japon, recueillis par MM. Harmand et Gallois. Liste et description d’espèces nouvelles. Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 13: 210-212. BHL Reference page.