Cephaloscymnus australis Gordon, 2017

Gordon, Robert D. & Hanley, Guy A., 2017, South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematic revision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae), Insecta Mundi 2017 (601), pp. 1-158 : 6

2. Cephaloscymnus australis Gordon , new combination

Cephaloscymnus zimmermanni australis Gordon 1970: 67 .

Distribution. UNITED STATES: Arizona, Chiricahua Mts; Cochise Co., Palmerlee; Miller Canyon. New Mexico, Las Vegas. Texas, Kerrville; Mt. Home. MEXICO: Monterrey. (USNM).

Remarks. Treated as a subspecies of C. zimmermanni by Gordon (1970), this taxon is here considered a valid species in spite of male genitalia similarity between it and C. zimmermanni . Illustrations are presented here ( Fig. 6, 7 ).

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Figures 1–12. Cephaloscymnus spp. 1–5) Cephaloscymnus zimmermanni. 1) Habitus. 2) Frons. 3) Phallobase ventral. 4) Phallobase lateral. 5) Sipho. 6–7) Cephaloscymnus australis. 6) Habitus. 7) Frons. 8–12) Cephaloscymnus mexicanus. 8) Habitus. 9) Frons. 10) Phallobase ventral. 11) Phallobase lateral. 12) Sipho.