Phaenochilus Explained

Phaenochilus is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are about 10 described species in Phaenochilus. It is found in Southeast Asia, India, and Japan.

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus Phaenochilus:

• Phaenochilus albomarginalis Li & Wang, 2017
• Phaenochilus flaviceps Miyatake 1970
• Phaenochilus indicus Miyatake 1970
• Phaenochilus kashaya Giorgi & Vandenberg, 2012
• Phaenochilus metasternalis Miyatake 1970
• Phaenochilus mikado Lewis 1896
• Phaenochilus monostigma Weise 1895
• Phaenochilus punctifrons Weise 1895
• Phaenochilus renipunctus Chapin 1965
• Phaenochilus ruficollis Weise 1885

Further reading

• Valid genera and subgenera of Coccinellidae. 1990. Fürsch . Helmut. Coccinella. 2. 1. 7–18. 0935-8196.
• A new species of the genus Phaenochilus Weise from China (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Chilocorini). 2017. Li . Wenjing. Huo . Lizhi. Chen . Xiaosheng. Ren . Shunxiang. Wang . Xingmin. 4. ZooKeys. 644. 33–41. 10.3897/zookeys.644.9825. 28144183. 5242257. free.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.