Name rectification and comparisons between Nephaspis cocois Gordon and Stethorus minutalus Gordon & Chapin (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae).
This note has the purpose to rectify the identification of Stethorus minutalus Gordon & Chapin as a predator of Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), for its correct name, Nephaspis cocois Gordon in a recent published paper. Similarities and differences between these two species are presented to avoid future misidentifications.
Almeida
Lúcia M
LM
Lab de Sistemática e Bioecologia de Coleoptera (Insecta), Depto de Zoologia, Univ Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil. lalmeida@ufpr.br
Ribeiro-Costa
Cibele S
CS
D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera; D009275:Names