Rhyzobius forestieri

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 forestieri

Name

• Rhyzobius forestieri (Mulsant, 1853)
  • Authority for placement: Pope, 1981: 26
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Pope, 1981: 26
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: MNHN
  • Type locality: Australia

Combinations

• Platyomus forestieri: original combination
• Scymnodes forestieri

Synonyms

• Scymnus circularis Sharp, 1889:

References

Primary references

• Mulsant, M.E. 1853: Supplément a la Monographie des Coléoptères Trimerès Sécuripapes. Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon (n.s.), 2 2(1852-1853): 129–333. [first availability, see p. 286]
• Pope, R.D. 1981: "Rhyzobius ventralis" (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), its constituent species, and their taxonomy and historical roles in biological control. Bulletin of entomological research 71(1): 19–31, plate I. DOI: 10.1017/S0007485300050999 PDF Reference page.  [lectotype designation]
• Sharp, D. 1889. Two new species of Scymnus. Insect Life 1: 364–365. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kuschel, G. 1990. Beetles in a suburban environment: A New Zealand case study. The identity and status of Coleoptera in the natural and modified habitats of Lynfield, Auckland (1974–1989). DSIR Plant Protection Report 3. 119 pp. ISBN 0-477-02596-X. PDF. Reference page. 
• Richards, A.M. 1981. Rhyzobius ventralis (Erichson) and R. forestieri (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), their biology and value for scale insect control. Bulletin of entomological research, 71 (1): 33–46. DOI: 10.1017/S0007485300051002 Reference page. 
• Tomaszewska, W. 2010: Rhyzobius Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), a revision of the world species. Fauna Mundi 2. PDFReference page.  [see p. 117]

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