Epipleuria

Epipleuria is a genus in the lady beetle family (Coccinellidae). It belongs to tribe Coccidulini of subfamily Coccidulinae, which is sometimes subsumed in the Coccinellinae as a tribe with the Coccidulini downranked to subtribe. As of 2005, two dozen species are known, all from the southern half of Africa.

Epipleuria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Subfamily:	Coccidulinae
Tribe:	Coccidulini
Genus:	Epipleuria Fürsch, 2001
Type species
Rhyzobius epipleuralis Pope, 1957
Diversity
24 species

The genus was only established in 2001, with the discovery of a number of beetles closely related to "Rhyzobius" epipleuralis but not actually part of the genus Rhyzobius.

Species

As of 2005, the species of Epipleuria are:

• Epipleuria caputabdita Fürsch, 2007
• Epipleuria endroedyi Fürsch, 2001
• Epipleuria epipleuralis (Pope, 1957)
• Epipleuria globosa Fürsch, 2001
• Epipleuria gussmannae Fürsch, 2001
• Epipleuria hirsutula Fürsch, 2007
• Epipleuria hirta Fürsch, 2007
• Epipleuria inexspectata Fürsch, 2001
• Epipleuria katbergensis Fürsch, 2001
• Epipleuria lapidaria Fürsch, 2007
• Epipleuria longissima Fürsch, 2001
• Epipleuria mahnerti Fürsch, 2001
• Epipleuria namaquaensis Fürsch, 2001
• Epipleuria natalensis Fürsch, 2001
• Epipleuria parcepunctata Fürsch, 2001
• Epipleuria parva Fürsch, 2001
• Epipleuria popei Fürsch, 2001
• Epipleuria punctillum Fürsch, 2001
• Epipleuria rufosuturalis Fürsch, 2001
• Epipleuria rugata Fürsch, 2007
• Epipleuria ruthmuellerae Fürsch, 2007
• Epipleuria saxicola Fürsch, 2007
• Epipleuria trianguliloba Fürsch, 2001
• Epipleuria ventricosa Fürsch, 2001

References

• Fürsch, M. (2007): New species of Epipleuria Fürsch and Rhyzobius Stephens from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccidulini). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 44: 11–24. HTML abstract