Parastethorus nigripes

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: Parastethorus
Species: Parastethorus nigripes

Name

• Parastethorus nigripes (Kapur, 1948): 316
  • Authority for current placement: Ślipiński, 2007
  • Original genus: Stethorus Weise, 1885
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated [as 'type'], and presumably unique
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'WEST AUSTRALIA, Albany'

Synonyms

• Stethorus loxtoni Britton & Lee 1972: 57
  • Authority for current placement: Houston, 1980: 87 ('Syn.n.')
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Stethorus Weise, 1885
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult]
    • Repository: ANIC
  • Type locality: 'ex culture originating from Loxton, South Australia'

References

• Britton, E.B.; Lee, B. 1972: Stethorus loxtoni sp. n. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) a newly-discovered predator of the two-spotted mite. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 11(1): 55–60. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1972.tb01604.x
• Chazeau, J. 1979: Mise au point sur le genre Stethorus en Océanie et description de deux espèces nouvelles de Mélanésie (Col., Coccinellidae). Entomophaga, 24(3): 295–303. DOI: 10.1007/BF02374244 [In French, with English summary] Reference page. 
• Houston, K.J. 1980: A revision of the Australian species of Stethorus Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 19(2): 81–91. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1980.tb00968.x BioStor PDF
• Kapur, A.P. 1948. On the Old World species of the genus Stethorus Weise (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae). Bulletin of entomological research 39(2): 297–320. DOI: 10.1017/S0007485300022434 Reference page. 
• Ślipiński, A. 2007. Australian ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Their biology and classification. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. ISBN 978-0-642-56855-7. Google books (preview) Reference page.