NOTES ON OENOPIA MULSANT (COLEOPTERA, COCCINELLIDAE)

Authors
Citation
Nj. Vandenberg, NOTES ON OENOPIA MULSANT (COLEOPTERA, COCCINELLIDAE), Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 98(3), 1996, pp. 385-389
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
ISSN journal
00138797
Volume
98
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
385 - 389
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-8797(1996)98:3<385:NOOM(C>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Cycloneda pusilla Weise is transferred to Oenopia Mulsant (n. comb.), a lectotype for the species is designated, and the type locality is co rrected from Prov. Entre Rios, Argentina, to Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo). Coelophora parvula Sicard is placed as a new synonym. Some of the taxonomic literature on Oenopia is reviewed. Key characteristic s of the genus are discussed and other relevant remarks presented. Thi s is the second species of Oenopia which has been incorrectly listed i n catalogs and checklists of the New World fauna.