Delphastus

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

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

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

  1. "Delphastus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Delphastus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

  • Fürsch, Helmut (1990). "Valid genera and subgenera of Coccinellidae" (PDF). Coccinella. 2 (1): 7–18. ISSN 0935-8196.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.


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