Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174 CNRS, UPS, IRD, 118 rt de Narbonne Bt 4R1, 31062 Toulouse cedex 9, France. ENSFEA, 2 rt de Narbonne, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France.
Zootaxa. 2021 Mar 24;4949(1):zootaxa.4949.1.13. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.1.13.
Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), commonly known as ladybirds or ladybugs, are a highly diversified family comprising nearly 6000 described species (Vandenberg 2002) distributed in 2 subfamilies and 24 tribes (Seago et al. 2011). The genus Nephus Mulsant, 1846, present worldwide, is currently placed in the vast Coccidulini tribe (Seago et al. 2011). There are different classifications for Nephus: Gordon (1976, 1985) considered five Nephus subgenera (Depressoscymnus Gordon, Nephus Mulsant, Scymnobius Casey, Sidis Mulsant, and Turboscymnus Gordon), while Fürsch (1987) considered nine Nephus subgenera, and later (Fürsch 1996) excluded Diomus Mulsant, 1850 as subgenus, leaving Bipunctatus Fürsch, 1987, Depressoscymnus Gordon, 1976, Geminosipho Fürsch, 1987, Nephus Mulsant, 1846, Parascymnus Chapin, 1965, Scymnobius Casey, 1899, Sidis Mulsant, 1850 and Turboscymnus Gordon, 1976. Gordon and González (2002) elevated Scymnobius to genus.
瓢虫科(鞘翅目),俗称瓢虫或花大姐,是一个高度多样化的家族,包含近 6000 种已描述的物种(Vandenberg 2002),分布在 2 个亚科和 24 个族(Seago 等人,2011 年)。全世界范围内存在的 Nephus 属目前被归入庞大的 Coccidulini 族(Seago 等人,2011 年)。Nephus 的分类存在不同的观点:Gordon(1976 年,1985 年)认为有 5 个 Nephus 亚属(Depressoscymnus Gordon、Nephus Mulsant、Scymnobius Casey、Sidis Mulsant 和 Turboscymnus Gordon),而 Fürsch(1987 年)认为有 9 个 Nephus 亚属,后来(Fürsch 1996 年)将 Diomus Mulsant,1850 排除为亚属,只剩下 Bipunctatus Fürsch,1987、Depressoscymnus Gordon,1976、Geminosipho Fürsch,1987、Nephus Mulsant,1846、Parascymnus Chapin,1965、Scymnobius Casey,1899、Sidis Mulsant,1850 和 Turboscymnus Gordon,1976。Gordon 和 González(2002 年)将 Scymnobius 提升为属。