Scymnus rufipennis

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: Scymnus
Subgenus: Scymnus (Scymnus)
Species: Scymnus rufipennis

Name

Scymnus rufipennis (Wollaston, 1864)

• Original combination: Scymnus canariensis var. rufipennis Wollaston, 1864: 426
• Authority for current placement: Mader, 1955: 1024
• Type locality: Canary Is.

Synonyms

• Scymnus pallidulus Wollaston, 1867: 160 (syn. Fürsch, 1987: 4)

References

Primary references

• Wollaston, T.V. 1864. Catalogue of the coleopterous insects of the Canaries in the collection of the British Museum. London: The Trustees of the British Museum, xiii + 648 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Mader, L. 1955. Evidenz der paläarktischen Coccinelliden und ihrer Aberrationen in Wort und Bild. 2. Coccinellinae: Chilocorini, Platynaspini, Pentiliini, Telsimiini, Coelopterini, Hyperaspini, Exoplectrini, Aspidimerini, Scymnini, Ortaliini, Noviini, Coccidulini. Tetrabrachinae (Lithophilinae). Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, Tutzing bei München, 6: 765–1035. Full text PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Fürsch, H. 1987. Die Scymninae der Kanaren, Azoren und Madeiras (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae). Acta Coleopterologica 3: 1-14. Full text PDF Reference page. 
• Wollaston T.V. 1867. Coleoptera Hesperidum, being an enumeration of the coleopterous insects of the Cape Verde Archipelago. London: J. van Voorst, xxxix + 285 pp. BHL Reference page.