Platynaspis mesomelas

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: Platynaspidini
Genus: Platynaspis
Species: Platynaspis mesomelas

Name

Platynaspis mesomelas (Klug, 1833)

original combination: Coccinella mesomela Klug, 1833: 215
Type locality: Madagascar

Synonyms

Platynaspis bisignata Mulsant, 1850: 946

References

Primary references

Klug, [J.C.F.] 1833. Bericht über eine auf Madagascar veranstaltete Sammlung von Insecten aus der Ordnung Coleoptera. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin aus dem Jahre 1832 : 91–223. [1834; published as a separate in 1833; date 13-XI-1833 on p. 220]. 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.
Gerstaecker, A. 1871. Beitrag zur Insektenfauna von Zanzibar. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 37(1): 345–363. 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.
Weise, J. 1892. Synonymische Bemerkungen. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1892: 413–414. BHL. Reference page.

Note:

It is not obvious why Crotch recombined Coccinella mesomela as Platynaspis mesomelas, since he treats Platynaspis as feminine. However this form seems to be univerally used, so qualifies under ICZN 33.3.1: "when an incorrect subsequent spelling is in prevailing usage and is attributed to the publication of the original spelling, the subsequent spelling and attribution are to be preserved and the spelling is deemed to be a correct original spelling."