Hesperomyces virescens Thaxt.
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Hesperomyces virescens Thaxt. (sensu lato) EXAMINED MATERIAL. — Georgia • Shida Kartli, Kaspi; 44°23’54”N, 44°23’54”E; 14.IV.2015; leg. Pljushtch I.; on Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) (#i00353) • Tbilisi; 41°44’28”N, 44°46’43”E; 26.IV.2022; leg. R. Mishustin; slide #L00409; on H. axyridis (#i00340-1, #i00340-2). ADDITIONAL EXAMINED MATERIAL. — AFghanistan • Varas village; 34°14’40”N, 66°54’39”E; 2500 m alt.; 23.VI.2016; leg. I. Pljushtch; slide #L00502; on elytra and legs of H. axyridis (#i00424). Tajikistan • Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve; 37°16’31”N, 68°28’51”E; 30.VII.2018; leg. I. Pljushtch; slide #L00498; on the elytra of H. axyridis (#i00415-1, i00415-2). KNOWN DISTRIBUTION. — A common and widespread“morphospecies”, reported from five continents on several genera and species of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). On the basis of molecular analysis it has recently been suggested that it may be a “collective species” (Haelewaters & De Kesel 2020).
Institutions: Kherson State University, University of L'Aquila
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W6893115201
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