Taxonavigation

Familia: Coccinellidae
Subfamilia: Scymninae
Tribus: Stethorini
Genus: Stethorus
Species: Stethorus nigripes

Name

• Stethorus nigripes Kapur, 1948: 316 ZooBank
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Stethorus Weise, 1885
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated [as 'type'], and presumably unique
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'WEST AUSTRALIA, Albany'

References

• Britton, E.B.; Lee, B. 1972: Stethorus loxtoni sp. n. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) a newly-discovered predator of the two-spotted mite. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 11(1): 55–60. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1972.tb01604.x

• 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. 
• 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

• 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.