Bucolus fourneti

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: Coccidulini
Genus: Bucolus
Species: Bucolus fourneti

Name

Bucolus fourneti Mulsant, 1850: 1000
- Type locality: Australia

Range

Whilst relatively little is known about Bucolus fourneti Mulsant, it is known that this species is a ladybeetle native to Australia and has been found under loose Eucalyptus bark, on Acacia and in leaf litter. Preliminary data suggests that this species is found Australia-wide, though is locally sparse in population density.

Synonymy

Bucolus nigripes Lea, 1902 [syn. Ślipiński & Dolambi (2007)]
Bucolus nuytsiae Lea, 1902 [syn. Ślipiński & Dolambi (2007)]
Bucolus obscurus Lea, 1902 [syn. Ślipiński & Dolambi (2007)]

References

Mulsant, E. 1850. Species des Coléoptères trimères sécuripalpes. Annales des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles, d’Agriculture et d’Industrie, Lyon (2) 2: 1–1104. BHL Reference page.
Ślipiński, A. & Dolambi, F. 2007. Revision of the Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part 7. Genus Bucolus Mulsant. Annales Zoologici 57(4): 763-781. DOI: 10.3161/000345407783741999 [non-functional] Abstract. Reference page.