Scymnus zhidkovi

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 (Pullus)
Species: Scymnus zhidkovi

Name

Scymnus zhidkovi Ukrainsky, 2008: 452 – replacement name for S. dubius Weise

• Type locality: Guatemala: La Tinta in Vera Paz

Synonyms

• Scymnus ferrugineus Gorham, 1899: 227 (preocc. by Diomus ferrugineus Weise, 1895 when it was placed in Scymnus)
• Scymnus dubius Weise, 1929: 33 – replacement name for S. ferrugineus Gorham, but preoccupied by S. dubius Jordan, 1894

References

Primary references

• Ukrainsky, A.S. 2008. Species names homonymy in the ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). II. Russian Entomological Journal 16(4): 451-452. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

Additional references

• Gorham, H.S., 1887-1899. Biologia Centrali-Americana. Coleoptera Vol. VII: Erotylidae, Endomychidae and Coccinellidae. BHL. Reference page. 
• Weise, J. 1929. Westindische Chrysomeliden und Coccinelliden (& Änderungen in der Gattung Scymnus). Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere Suppl. 16: 11–34. PDF Reference page.