Chilocorus rufoplagiatus

The name of this taxon appears to be invalid under the relevant nomenclatural code, as it may be a junior homonym of Chilocorus rufoplagiatus Motschulsky, 1866.

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: Chilocorini
Genus: Chilocorus
Species: Chilocorus rufoplagiatus

Name

Chilocorus rufoplagiatus Pope, 1977: 262

Type locality: UGANDA, Kakira
Holotype: male ♂, 8.V.1969, D.J. Greathead coll. (BMNH)

References

Primary references

Greathead, D.J. & Pope, R.D. 1977. Studies on the biology and taxonomy of some Chilocorus spp. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) preying on Aulacaspis spp. (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in East Africa, with the description of a new species. Bulletin of Entomological Research 67(2): 259-270. Full text PDF Reference page.