Micraspis (beetle)

Micraspis
Micraspis furcifera, Australia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Coccinellinae
Tribe: Coccinellini
Genus:
Chevrolat, 1837
Synonyms[1]
  • Alesia Mulsant, 1853
  • Micraspis Hope, 1840

Micraspis is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 20 described species in Micraspis, found mainly in Southeast Asia, Australia, and Africa.[2][3]

Species

These 20 species belong to the genus Micraspis:[2]

  • Micraspis aethiops Fürsch, 2002
  • Micraspis afflicta (Mulsant, 1850)
  • Micraspis allardi (Mulsant, 1866)
  • Micraspis amoenula (Gerstäcker, 1871)
  • Micraspis angolensis (Mader, 1952)
  • Micraspis aphidectoides (Korschefsky, 1934)
  • Micraspis bennigseni (Weise, 1903)
  • Micraspis bidentata (Mulsant, 1853)
  • Micraspis confusa Pope, 1988
  • Micraspis discolor (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Micraspis flavovittata (Crotch, 1874)
  • Micraspis frenata (Erichson, 1842)
  • Micraspis furcifera (Guérin-Méneville, 1835)
  • Micraspis guerini (Mulsant, 1850)
  • Micraspis lineola (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Micraspis striata (Fabricius, 1792)
  • Micraspis unica Poorani, 2019
  • Micraspis univittata (Hope, 1831)
  • Micraspis vincta (Gorham, 1895)
  • Micraspis yasumatsui Sasaji, 1968

References

  1. ^ "Micraspis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  2. ^ a b "Genus Micraspis Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ^ "Micraspis". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-29.