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Issue: Vol. 1586 No. 1: 17 Sep. 2007
Type: Article
Published: 2007-09-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1586.1.4
Page range: 39–46
Abstract views: 49
PDF downloaded: 28

Redescription of the Hispaniolan ladybird genus Bura Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and justification for its transfer from Coccidulinae to Sticholotidinae

Systematic Entomology Lab (SEL), Plant Sciences Institute, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, c/o National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, MRC-168, Washington, DC 20013-7012
Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012. USA
Coleoptera taxonomy phylogeny Coccinellidae Sticholotidinae Coccidulinae Hispaniola

Abstract

The Hispaniolan genus Bura Mulsant is removed from Coccidulinae and placed in Sticholotidinae. The characteristics which justify this transfer are discussed and an historical review of the classification of the Sticholotidinae is presented. Bura is diagnosed and redescribed, and its affinities to other Sticholotidini are discussed. Illustrations of key generic characters are provided.

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