Rhyzobius ventralis

Rhyzobius ventralis

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 ventralis
Synonyms (2): R. halli – R. restitutor

Name

• Rhyzobius ventralis (Erichson, 1842)
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Pope (1981: 22)
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: MNHB
  • Type locality: TAS, Australia

Combinations

• Scymnus ventralis: original combination

Synonyms

• Scymnus restitutor Sharp, 1889: 364 (syn. Sharp in Koebele, 1890)
• Scymnus halli Broun, 1914: 265 (syn. Pope, 1981: 23)

References

Primary references

• Erichson, W.F. 1842. Beitrag zur Insecten-Fauna von Vandiemensland, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der geographischen Verbreitung der Insecten. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte 8: 83–287, plates IV–V. BHL Reference page. 
• 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, see p. 22]

Additional references

• Broun, T. 1914. Descriptions of new genera and species of Coleoptera. Part III. New Zealand Institute bulletin 1(3): 143–266. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.12470. BHL. Reference page. 
• Koebele, A. 1890. Report of the fluted scale of the orange and its natural enemies in Australia. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Entomology 21: 9–32. 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. 
• Sharp, D. 1889. Two new species of Scymnus. Insect Life 1: 364–365. BHL Reference page. 
• 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. 216]

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