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Species Nephus atramentarius

Nephus (Scymnobius) atramentarius (Boheman) - Nephus atramentarius

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Coccinelloidea

No Taxon (Coccinellid group)

Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)

Subfamily Scymninae

Tribe Scymnini (Dusky Lady Beetles)

Genus Nephus

Species atramentarius (Nephus atramentarius)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Nephus (Scymnobius) atramentarius (Boheman)

Orig. Comb: Scymnus atramentarius Boheman, 1859

Identification

Gordon's figures (1)

Range

CA to n.OR - Map (1)

Print References

Boheman, C.H. 1859. Coleoptera. Species nova descripsit. In Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenics Resa Omkring Jorden unter Befall of C. A. Virgin, 1851-1853, Zoologi, I, Insecta, pp. 113-218.

Works Cited

1.	The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 15 August, 2015 - 3:12pm
Last updated 11 February, 2024 - 12:44pm

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