Micraspis discolor

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: Coccinellini
Genus: Micraspis
Species: Micraspis discolor

Name

Micraspis discolor (Fabricius, 1798)

• Original combination: Coccinella discolor Fabricius, 1798: 77
• Authority for current placement: Mulsant, 1850: 369
• Type locality: E. India

Synonyms

• Coccinella simplex Thunberg, 1820: 363 (syn. Pope, 1987: 64)
• Cleis licia Mulsant, 1856: 143 (syn. Crotch, 1874: 176)
• Harmonia crocea Mulsant, 1866: 58 (ibid.)
• Harmonia tabida Mulsant, 1866: 59 (ibid.)
• Harmonia nigrilabris Mulsant, 1866: 73 (ibid.)

References

Primary references

• Fabricius, J.C. 1798. Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Supplementum. Proft et Storch, Hafniae, pp. 1–582. (BHL) + Index (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. 

Additional references

• Crotch, G.R. (†) 1874. A revision of the coleopterous family Coccinellidae. E. W. Janson, London. xv. + 311 pp. Internet Archive BHL. Reference page. 
• Mulsant, E. 1856. Additions et rectifications au tableau des Coccinellides publié en 1853. Opuscules Entomologiques 7: 135–156. BHL Reference page. 
• Mulsant, E. 1866. Monographie des Coccinellides. 1re partie: Coccinelliens. F. Savy, Deyrolle, Paris. Pp. 1–192, 195–294. Google Books Reference page. 
• Pope, R.D. 1987. The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) described by C. P. Thunberg. Entomologica Scandinavica 18(1): 51-66. DOI: 10.1163/187631287X00025 PDF Reference page. 
• Thunberg, C.P. 1820. Coleoptera Capensia antennarum clava solida et perfoliata. Mémoires de l'Academie Imperial de la Société des Sciences, Saint Pétersburg 7: 362–372. BHL Reference page.