NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subgenus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Nephus
  Subfamily - Scymninae
  Family - Coccinellidae
  Superfamily - Coccinelloidea
  Infraorder - Cucujiformia
  Suborder - Polyphaga
  Order - Coleoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Nephus flavifrons
      Species - Nephus bivulnerus
      Species - Nephus guttulatus
      Species - Nephus atramentarius
      Species - Nephus quadrarius
      Species - Nephus wickhami
      Species - Nephus sordidus
      Species - Nephus intrusus
      Species - Nephus timberlakei
      Species - Nephus gordoni