Henosepilachna sumbana

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
Genus: Henosepilachna
Species: Henosepilachna sumbana
Name

Henosepilachna sumbana (Bielawski, 1959)

Original combination: Epilachna vigintioctopunctata sumbana Bielawski, 1959: 147
Type locality: W. Sumba, Waikarudi
Holotype: male ♂, NHMB

Synonyms

Epilachna cucurbitae Richards, 1983: 37

References
Primary references

Bielawski, R. 1959. Coccinellidae (Coleopt.) von Sumba, Sumbawa, Flores, Timor und Bali. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Sumba Expedition des Museums für Völkerkunde und des Naturhistorischen Museums in Basel, 1949. Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 69(2): 144–166. Reference page.
Jadwiszczak, A.S. & Węgrzynowicz, P., 2003. World Catalogue of Coccinellidae. Part I - Epilachninae. 264pp. Mantis, Olsztyn. Full text Reference page.

Additional references

Li C.-S. 1993. Review of the Australian Epilachninae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 32(3): 209-224. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1993.tb00577.x Reference page.
Richards, A.M. 1983. The Epilachna vigintioctopunctata complex (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). International Journal of Entomology 25(1): 11-41. Full text PDF Reference page.

Henosepilachna sumbana, known commonly as the cucurbit ladybird, and sometimes listed as Henosepilachna cucurbitae[1][2] is a pest ladybird species. H. sumbana feeds on cucurbits; vine-growing fruits such as melons, pumpkins, gourds, and cucumbers.
References

"Henosepilachna cucurbitae (Richards)". www.ento.csiro.au CSIRO. 2005-07-07. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
"Epilachna sumbana".