Nephus subcircularis

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: Nephus
Species: †Nephus subcircularis

Name

Nephus subcircularis Kirejtshuk & Nel, 2012:

• Type locality: FRANCE: Farm Le Quesnoy, Chevrière, region of Creil, Oise department. Lowermost Eocene amber, circa -53 Myr.
• Holotype: male ♂, MNHN

References

Primary references

• Kirejtshuk, A.G. & Nel, A. 2012. The oldest representatives of the family Coccinellidae (Coleoptera: Polyphaga) from the Lowermost Eocene Oise amber (France). Zoosystematica Rossica 21(1): 131–144. full article (PDF) Reference page.