Epilachnini

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Coccinelloidea

Familia: Coccinellidae
Subfamilia: Coccinellinae
Tribus: Epilachnini
Genera (27): Adira – Afidenta – Afidentula – Afissa – Afrocleta – Chnootriba – Cynegetis – Damatula – Diekeana – Epilachna – Epiverta – Eremochilus – Figura – Henosepilachna – Lorma – Macrolasia – Mada – Malata – Megatela – Merma – Papuaepilachna – Pseudodira – Solanophila – Subcoccinella – Toxotoma – Tropha – Uniparodentata
Name

Epilachnini Mulsant, 1846: 190

Synonyms

Cynegetini Thomson, 1866
Madaini Gordon, 1975
Epivertini Pang and Mao, 1979
Eremochilini Gordon & Vanderberg, 1987

References
Primary references

Jadwiszczak, A.S. & Węgrzynowicz, P., 2003. World Catalogue of Coccinellidae. Part I - Epilachninae. 264pp. Mantis, Olsztyn. Full text Reference page.
Mulsant, E. 1846. Histoire Naturelle des Coléoptères de France. Sulcicolles-Sécuripalpes. Paris: Maison xxiv + 26 pp. + 280 pp. + 1 pl. Full text Google Books Reference page.
Seago, A.E., Giorgi, J.A., Li, J-H. & Ślipiński, A. 2011. Phylogeny, classification and evolution of ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) based on simultaneous analysis of molecular and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 60: 137–151. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.015 Paywall. Full text PDF Reference page.
Tomaszewska, W. & Szawaryn, K. 2016. Epilachnini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)—A Revision of the World Genera. Journal of Insect Science 16(1): 101, 1–91. DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/iew082. Open access. Reference page.