Micraspis rufa

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: Coccinellini
Genus: Micraspis
Species: Micraspis rufa

Name

Micraspis rufa (Thunberg, 1820)

• original combination: Coccinella rufa Thunberg, 1820: 363
• Authority for current placement: Pope, 1987: 62
• Type locality: Cape of Good Hope

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. 1820. Coleoptera Capensia antennarum clava solida et perfoliata. Mémoires de l'Academie Imperial de la Société des Sciences, Saint Pétersburg 7: 362–372. BHL Reference page. 
• Pope, R.D. 1987. The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) described by C. P. Thunberg. Entomologica Scandinavica 18(1): 51-66. DOI: 10.1163/187631287X00025 PDF Reference page.