Stethorus siphonulus

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: Stethorus
Species: Stethorus siphonulus

Name

• Stethorus siphonulus Kapur, 1948: 314 ZooBank
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Stethorus Weise, 1885
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated [as 'type']
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'MALAYA, Penang'

Synonyms

• Stethorus (Stethorus) aptus tsutsuii Nakane & Araki, 1959 (syn. Seki & Maruyama, 2025)
• Stethorus japonicus Kamiya, 1959 (ibid.)

References

• Chazeau, J. 1979: Mise au point sur le genre Stethorus en Océanie et description de deux espèces nouvelles de Mélanésie (Col., Coccinellidae). Entomophaga, 24(3): 295–303. DOI: 10.1007/BF02374244 [In French, with English summary] Reference page. 
• Kapur, A.P. 1948. On the Old World species of the genus Stethorus Weise (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 39(2): 297–320. DOI: 10.1017/S0007485300022434 Reference page. 
• Seki, R. & Maruyama, M. 2025. Review of the genera Stethorus and Parastethorus from Japan (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 65(2): 269–291. DOI: 10.37520/aemnp.2025.021 Reference page.