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Sphaerosoma piliferum

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Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Coccinelloidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Podiata
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: Alexiidae
Genus: Sphaerosoma
Species: Sphaerosoma piliferum

Name

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Sphaerosoma piliferum (P.W.J. Müller, 1821).

Type locality: Germany, Odenbach

Typus:

Synonymy

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  • Tritoma piliferum P.W.J. Müller, 1821: 207 (Original combination); e.g. Germar, 1843: 139.
  • Tritoma pilifera P.W.J. Müller, 1821 [Gender agreement]
  • Alexia pilifera (P.W.J. Müller, 1821); e.g. Stephens, 1833: 23; Stephens, 1835: 401 (May be based on misidentification of Sphaerosoma pilosum (Panzer, 1793)); else e.g. see below in Jacquelin du Val, 1858; or Reitter, 1883(a): 241; Reitter, 1883(b): 393 or ; or Marseul, 1889: 186; etc.
  • Sphaerosoma piliferum (P.W.J. Müller, 1821), e.g. Löbl & Smetana (eds.) 2007: 555.

(Note: Compare "Alexia pilifera Jacquelin du Val, 1858: Pl. 55" of some citations, with associated text on p.115 & 225. This could be simply treated as "Tritoma pilifera (P.W.J. Müller, 1821) in Jacquelin du Val, 1858, and not as a new description nor a synonym; see note and links under Sphaerosoma pilosum).

(Note: Compare "Tritoma piligera Muller, 1824: 617" of some citations, in Germar, 1824: 617" stated as "881) as Tritoma piligerum Mulleri", see Lacordaire, 1842: 228. This could be treated as "Tritoma piligera [sic] P.W.J. Müller, 1821 in Germar, 1824, [or perhaps as Müller in Germar, 1824]).

(Note: Compare also "Alexia pilifera Redtenbacher, 1845: 406").

Else (as possible synonym):

  • Alexia infima Baudi di Selve, 1889: 88.


References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Germar, E.F. 1824. Insectorum species novae aut minus cognitae, descriptionibus illustratae. C. Hendelii et Filii, Halae. xxiv + 624 pp. + 2 pls. BHL Reference page. 
  • Lacordaire, J.T. 1842. Monographie des érotyliens, famille de l'ordre des coléoptères. Roret, Paris BHL
  • Stephens, J.F. 1833. The nomenclature of British insects; together with their synonymes: being a compendious list of such species as are contained in the Systematic Catalogue of British Insects, and of those discovered subsequently to its publication; forming a guide to their classification, &c. &c. Second edition. iv + 134 pp. London: Baldwin and Cradock. Google Books. Reference page. 
  • Stephens, J.F. 1832–1835. Illustrations of British entomology; or, a synopsis of indigenous insects: containing their generic and specific distinctions; with an account of their metamorphoses, times of appearance, localities, food, and economy, as far as practicable. Mandibulata, Vol. V. London: Baldwin & Cradock, 448 pp., pls. 24–27. [published in parts: pp. 1–240, 1832; 241–304, 1833; 305–368, 1834; 369–448, 1835] BHL Reference page. 
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