Epipleuria

Epipleuria is a genus in the lady beetle family. 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.
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, 2007Epipleuria endroedyi Fürsch, 2001Epipleuria epipleuralis Epipleuria globosa Fürsch, 2001Epipleuria gussmannae Fürsch, 2001Epipleuria hirsutula Fürsch, 2007Epipleuria hirta Fürsch, 2007Epipleuria inexspectata Fürsch, 2001Epipleuria katbergensis Fürsch, 2001Epipleuria lapidaria Fürsch, 2007Epipleuria longissima Fürsch, 2001Epipleuria mahnerti Fürsch, 2001Epipleuria namaquaensis Fürsch, 2001Epipleuria natalensis Fürsch, 2001Epipleuria parcepunctata Fürsch, 2001Epipleuria parva Fürsch, 2001Epipleuria popei Fürsch, 2001Epipleuria punctillum Fürsch, 2001Epipleuria rufosuturalis Fürsch, 2001Epipleuria rugata Fürsch, 2007Epipleuria ruthmuellerae Fürsch, 2007Epipleuria saxicola Fürsch, 2007Epipleuria trianguliloba Fürsch, 2001Epipleuria ventricosa Fürsch, 2001