Micraspis (beetle)

Micraspis
Micraspis furcifera, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Coccinellinae
Tribe: Coccinellini
Genus: Micraspis
Chevrolat, 1837
Synonyms[1]
  • Alesia Mulsant, 1853
  • Micraspis Hope, 1840
  • Cisseis Mulsant, 1850 (preocc.)
  • Verania Mulsant, 1850 (preocc.)
  • Cissella Weise, 1895
  • Menevillidea Brèthes, 1923
  • Pseudoverania Mader, 1941
  • Veraniella Kammerer, 2006
Micraspis frenata, Australia

Micraspis is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 20 described species in Micraspis, found mainly in Southeast Asia, Australia, and Africa.[2][3]

Species

These species belong to the genus Micraspis:[2]

Selected former species

  • Micraspis guerini (Mulsant, 1850)
  • Micraspis striata (Fabricius, 1792)
  • Micraspis vincta (Gorham, 1895)

References

  1. ↑ "Micraspis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  2. 1 2 "Genus Micraspis Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ↑ "Micraspis". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-29.