Taxonavigation

Familia: Coccinellidae
Subfamilia: Coccinellinae
Tribus: Coccidulini
Genus: Stethorus
Species: Stethorus bifidus

Name

Stethorus bifidus Kapur, 1948: 317

• Original genus: Stethorus Weise, 1885
• Original status: Valid species
• Primary type: Holotype
  • Fixation: Designated [as 'type']
  • Description: [Adult] male
  • Repository: BMNH
• Type locality: 'NEW ZEALAND, Riwaka' [NEW ZEALAND NN]
• ZooBank: B483E5BA-11B9-44AA-8695-6116603079E5

References

• Houston, K.J. 1990: The New Zealand species of Stethorus Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). New Zealand journal of zoology 17(2): 271–278. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1990.10422602 Reference page. 
• Kapur, A.P. 1948: On the Old World species of the genus Stethorus Weise (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae). Bulletin of entomological research 39(2): 297–320. DOI: 10.1017/S0007485300022434 Reference page.  [See p. 317, and figs. 62-68; original description (female, male)]
• Kuschel, G. 1990. Beetles in a suburban environment: A New Zealand case study. The identity and status of Coleoptera in the natural and modified habitats of Lynfield, Auckland (1974–1989). DSIR Plant Protection report, 3. 119 pp. ISBN 0-477-02596-X PDF. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Chazeau, J. 1979: Mise au point sur le genre Stethorus en Océanie et description de deux espèces nouvelles de Mélanésie (Col., Coccinellidae). Entomophaga, 24(3): 295–303. DOI: 10.1007/BF02374244 [In French, with English summary] Reference page. 
• Gordon, R.D.; Chapin, E.A. 1983: A revision of the New World species of Stethorus Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 109(3): 229–276. JSTOR
• Houston, K.J. 1980: A revision of the Australian species of Stethorus Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 19(2): 81–91. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1980.tb00968.x BioStor PDF [87]
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