Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Subclassis: Pterygota
Divisio: Neoptera
Subdivisio: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Cucujoidea
Familia: Coccinellidae
Subfamillia: Coccinellinae
Tribus: Epilachnini
Genus: Epilachna
Species: Epilachna vigintioctopunctata
Name
Epilachna vigintioctopunctata (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
* Coccinella vigintioctopunctata Fabricius, 1775
o Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (Fabricius, 1775)
o Epilachna vigintioctopunctata (Fabricius, 1775)
* Coccinella sparsa Herbst, 1786
* Coccinella pardalis Boisduval, 1835
* Coccinella undecimvariolata Boisduval, 1835
* Epilachna gradaria Mulsant, 1850
* Epilachna territa Mulsant, 1850
Type data
* pardalis Boisduval: Lectotype, designated by Richards (1983: 21): MNHN
o Type kind: male
o Type locality: Vanikoro, Santa Cruz Islands
* vigintioctopunctata Fabricius: Lectotype, designated by Richards (1983: 15, 17): ZMUC
o Type kind: female
o Type locality: Tranquebar, India
References
cited sources
* Fabricius, J.C. 1775: Systema Entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species... Flensburgh and Leipzig, Library Kortii. Internet Archive Biodiversity Heritage Library
* Richards, A.M. 1983: The Epilachna vigintioctopunctata complex (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). International journal of entomology, 25: 11-41. PDF
additional references
* Li, C.S. 1993: Review of the Australian Epilachninae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 32: 209-224. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1993.tb00577.x
* Venkatesha, M.G. 2006: Seasonal occurrence of Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (F.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and its parasitoid on Ashwagandha in India. Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology, 9: 265-268. doi: 10.1016/S1226-8615(08)60301-5
links
* Australian Faunal Directory
* Crop-destroying beetle discovered in Auckland
* Wikipedia:Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
* Brisbane insects
* Biosecurity New Zealand
Vernacular names
English: hadda beetle, 28-spotted potato ladybird
