Exoplectra calcarata

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: Exoplectra
Species: Exoplectra calcarata

Name

Exoplectra calcarata (Germar, 1824)

• Original combination: Coccinella calcarata Germar, 1824: 617
• Authority for current placement: Mulsant, 1850: 920
• Type locality: Brazil: Bahia
• Lectotype: MNHUB (designated by Costa et al., 2008: 372)

Synonyms

• Exoplectra virescens Mulsant, 1850: 920 (syn. Crotch, 1874: 284)

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Additional references

• Crotch, G.R. (†) 1874. A revision of the coleopterous family Coccinellidae. E. W. Janson, London. xv. + 311 pp. Internet Archive BHL. Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Costa, A.V., Almeida, L.M. & Corrêa, G.H. 2008. Revisão das espécies brasileiras do gênero Exoplectra Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Exoplectrinae, Exoplectrini). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 52: 365–382. Full text PDF Reference page.