Stethorus keralicus

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: Stethorus
Species: Stethorus keralicus

Name

Stethorus keralicus Kapur, 1961: 35

• Type locality: Ochira, Quilon district, Kerala State (Southern India)
• Holotype: male ♂, July, 1958 (G.B. Pillar coll.) (ZSI)

Synonyms

• Stethorus curvus Hoang 1985: 28

References

Primary references

• Kapur, A.P. 1961. A new species of Stethorus Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) feeding on arecanut palm mites in Kerala, southern India. Entomophaga 6: 35–38. Full text PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hoang, D.N., 1985. The coccinellid genus Stethorus Weise (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in Vietnam, pp. 27-29. In: Medvedev, L.N. (ed.), Insects of Vietnam, Moscow, 184 pp. Full text PDF Reference page. 
• Poorani, J. 2017. Stethorus spp. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) predatory on Schizotetranychus hindustanicus (Hirst) (Acari: Tetranychidae) from South India, including a new species and a new synonymy in Indian Stethorus. Zootaxa 4277(4): 591–599. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4277.4.9. Reference page.