Ponaria caerulea

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: Ponaria
Species: Ponaria caerulea

Name

Ponaria caerulea (Gorham, 1899)

• Original combination: Neaporia caerulea Gorham, 1899: 219
• Authority for current placement: Gordon & Hanley, 2017: 108 (lectotype designated)
• Type locality: PANAMA: Bugaba
• Lectotype: female ♀, BMNH

References

Primary references

• Gorham, H.S., 1887-1899. Biologia Centrali-Americana. Coleoptera Vol. VII: Erotylidae, Endomychidae and Coccinellidae. BHL. Reference page. 
• Gordon, R.D. & Hanley, G.A., 2017. South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII (lege XVIII): systematic revision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae). Insecta Mundi 0601: 1-158. Full text PDF Reference page.