Epipleuria
Epipleuria is a genus in the lady beetle family (Coccinellidae). It belongs to tribe Coccidulini of subfamily Coccidulinae, which is sometimes subsumed in the Coccinellinae as a tribe with the Coccidulini downranked to subtribe. As of 2005, two dozen species are known, all from the southern half of Africa.[1]
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| Subfamily: | Coccidulinae (disputed) |
| Tribe: | Coccidulini |
| Genus: | Epipleuria Fürsch, 2001 |
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| Rhyzobius epipleuralis Pope, 1957 | |
| Diversity | |
| 24 species | |
The genus was only established in 2001, with the discovery of a number of beetles closely related to "Rhyzobius" epipleuralis but not actually part of the genus Rhyzobius.[1]
Species
As of 2005, the species of Epipleuria are:[2]
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Footnotes
- Fürsch (2007)
- Wikispecies (2 May 2008), Fürsch (2007)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Epipleuria. |
- Fürsch, M. (2007): New species of Epipleuria Fürsch and Rhyzobius Stephens from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccidulini). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 44: 11–24. HTML abstract
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