New synonym in the ladybird genus Scymnus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Yemen
A.S. Ukrainsky
Abstract. According to the principle of priority, the species name Scymnus (Pullus) helmutfurschi González, 2008 becomes a new objective junior synonym of Scymnus (Pullus) kapuri Kovář, 2007.
Key words: new synonymy, Yemen, Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Scymnus, Scymnus (Pullus), Scymnus kapuri, Scymnus helmutfurschi, Scymnus rubicundus
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2010, 19(2): 341-342 ▪ Published in print 30 December 2010
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2010.19.2.341 ▪ Open full article 
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