Biology:Delphastus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Delphastus
Delphastus catalinae.jpg
Delphastus catalinae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Sticholotidinae
Genus: Delphastus
Casey, 1899
Synonyms[1]
  • Lioscymnus Champion, 1913

Delphastus is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are more than 20 described species in Delphastus.[1][2][3]

Species

These 23 species belong to the genus Delphastus:

  • Delphastus abditus Gordon
  • Delphastus amazonensis Gordon
  • Delphastus anthracinus Gordon
  • Delphastus barti Duverger, 1986
  • Delphastus berryi Gordon
  • Delphastus catalinae (Horn, 1895)
  • Delphastus celatus Gordon
  • Delphastus chapini Gordon
  • Delphastus collaris Chapin
  • Delphastus dejavu Gordon
  • Delphastus diversipes (Champion, 1913)
  • Delphastus ecuadorensis Gordon
  • Delphastus flavicollis Gordon
  • Delphastus hirtulus Kirsch
  • Delphastus huahuai Gordon
  • Delphastus minutus Gordon
  • Delphastus nebulosus Chapin, 1940
  • Delphastus pallidus (LeConte, 1878)
  • Delphastus pusillus (Leconte, 1852) (whitefly predator)
  • Delphastus quinculus Gordon
  • Delphastus sonoricus Casey
  • Delphastus subtropicus Casey
  • Delphastus violaceus Casey


References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q4037164 entry