Fauna Europaea : Taxon Details

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Taxonomy

Accepted name		Rhyzobius litura (Fabricius 1787)

Taxonomic rank		Species

Taxonomic status		valid

Taxonomic comment

Nomenclature and Synonyms

Genus group name(s)	Taxonomic comment
Rhyzobius Stephens 1829 [genus]
= Lindorus Casey 1899
= Nundina Redtenbacher 1843
= Rhizobiellus Oke 1951
= Rhizobius Stephens 1832	(Gordon R.D. 1985)

Species group name(s)	Original genus	Taxonomic comment
litura Fabricius 1787 [species]	Coccinella
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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Rank	Name
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Eumetazoa
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Suborder	Polyphaga
Infraorder	Cucujiformia
Superfamily	Cucujoidea
Family	Coccinellidae
Subfamily	Coccidulinae
Tribe	Coccidulini
Genus	Rhyzobius
Species	*litura*

Distribution

Experts

Name	Fauna Europaea status
Audisio, Prof. Paolo	group coordinator
Canepari, Dr Claudio	taxonomic specialist

References

Accepted name:

Rhyzobius litura (Fabricius 1787)

no references present in the database for this name

Genus synonyms:

= Lindorus Casey 1899

no references present in the database for this name

= Nundina Redtenbacher 1843

no references present in the database for this name

= Rhizobiellus Oke 1951

no references present in the database for this name

= Rhizobius Stephens 1832

Author	Year	Title	Source
Gordon R.D.	1985	The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico)	Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93(1): 1-912, II tavv.

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