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Nephus

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Nephus
Nephus quadrimaculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Tribe: Scymnini
Genus: Nephus
Mulsant, 1846

Nephus is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are more than 25 described species in Nephus.[1][2] Several former species are now in the genus Scymnobius.[3]

Species

References

  1. ^ "Nephus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  2. ^ "Nephus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  3. ^ Gordon, R.D., Gonzalez, G.F. (2002) South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part IX: A systematic revision of Scymnobius Casey (Scymninae: Scymnini). Frustula Entomologica 25: 57-85