Clypastraea

Clypastraea pulchella

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: Corylophidae
Subfamilia: Corylophinae
Tribus: Parmulini
Genus: Clypastraea
Species: C. brunnea – C. elongata – C. humeralis – C. lata – C. maderae – C. orientalis – C. palmi – C. primainterpares – C. pulchella – C. pusilla – C. reitteri

Name

Clypastraea Haldeman, 1842

Synonyms

• Clypeaster Dejean, 1821 [nec Lamarck, 1801]
  • Clypastraea Haldeman, 1842: 191 (pro Clypeaster Dejean, 1821) [gender: feminine]
  • Aspidocha Gistl, 1848 [nomen novum pro Clypeaster Dejean, 1821]
  • Sacium LeConte, 1852: 144 [nomen novum pro Clypeaster Dejean, 1821]
  • Parmulus Gundlach, 1853 [nomen novum pro Clypeaster Dejean, 1821]
• Clypeastodes Casey, 1900: 70 [syn. Bowestead (1999: 30)]
• Molamba Casey, 1900: 71 [syn. Bowestead (1999: 30)]
• Sacinops Paulian, 1950: 101 [syn. Bowestead (1999: 30)]
• Aposacium Paulian, 1950: 103 [syn. Bowestead (1999: 30)]

• Type species: * Clypeastodes Casey: Sacium maderae Kraatz, 1869, by monotypy
• Molamba Casey: Molamba obesa Casey, 1900, by subsequent designation by Bowestead (1999: 30)
• Sacinops Paulian: Sacinops macrothorax Paulian, 1950, by original designation
• Aposacium Paulian: Aposacium major Paulian, 1950, by original designation

References

• Alekseev, V.I. 2016. Clypastraea primainterpares sp. nov. - the first fossil minute hooded beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea: Corylophidae) from Baltic amber (Eocene, Tertiary). Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 16(1): 21-26. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Bowestead, S. 1999: A revision of the Corylophidae (Coleoptera) of the West Palaearctic Region. Instrumenta biodiversitatis, (3 ). Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.
• Casey, T.L. 1900: Review of the American Corylophidæ, Cryptophagidæ, Tritomidæ and Dermestidæ, with other studies. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 8 (2): 51–172. BHL