Rhyzobius lophanthae

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: Rhyzobius
Species: Rhyzobius lophanthae

Name

Rhyzobius lophanthae (Blaisdell, 1892)

original combination: Scymnus lophanthae Blaisdell, 1892: 51
Authority for current placement: Horn, 1895: 112
Type locality: California: San Diego (introduced)

Synonyms

Rhyzobius toowoombae Blackburn, 1892: 254 (syn. Horn, l.c.)
Pullus coeruleipennis Sicard, 1909: 139 (syn. Vinson, 1960: 178)
Rhyzobius unguicularis Weise, 1922: 39 (syn. Bosq, 1952: 15)
Nothorhyzobius ruficollis Brèthes, 1925: 173 (syn. Gordon, 1994: 694)

References

Primary references

Blaisdell, F.E. 1892. A new species of Coleoptera from California. Entomological news, 3: 51. BHL. Reference page.
Horn, G.H. 1895. Studies in Coccinellidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 22(2): 81–114. JSTOR BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Blackburn, T. 1892. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera with descriptions of new genera and species. XII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 15: 207–261. BHL Reference page.
Bosq, J. M. 1952. Enumeración de predadores obserbados en la República Argentina (Coelopteros y Hemipteros). Instituto de Sanidad Vegetal, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia, Ser. A. 8(54): 5-32. Reference page.
Brèthes, J. 1925. Sur une collection de Coccinellides (et un Phalacridae) du British Museum. Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires 33: 145-175. Reference page.
Flores, D. & Carlson, J. 2009. Fortuitous establishment of Rhyzobius lophanthae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and Aphytis lingnanesis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in south Texas on the cycad aulacaspis scale, Aulacaspis yasumatsui (Hemiptera: Diaspididae). Southwestern Entomologist 34(4): 489–492. DOI: 10.3958/059.034.0413 Reference page.
Gordon, R.D., 1994. South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part III (lege IV): Definition of Exoplectrinae Crotch, Azyinae Mulsant, and Coccidulinae Crotch; a taxonomic revision of Coccidulini. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 38(3/4): 681-775. Reference page.
Sicard, A. 1909. Revision des Coccinellides de la faune Malgache. II. Coccinellidae Aphidiphagae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 78(1-2): 63–165. BHL Reference page.
Vinson, J. 1960. Catalogue of the Coleoptera of Mauritius and Rodriguez. Part III. Mauritius Institute Bulletin 6(3) [1960]: 131–196. Snippet View Reference page.
Weise, J. 1922. Coleoptera e collectione Bruchiana. Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina, 94: 30-40. BHL. (in Latin) Reference page.