Scymnus (beetle)

Genus of beetles

Scymnus
Scymnus frontalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Scymninae
Genus: Scymnus
Kugelann, 1794

Scymnus is a genus of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is the type genus of the subfamily Scymninae and the tribe Scymnini.[1][2]

Species

According to the Natural History Museum, the species in genus Scymnus are:[3]

Subgenus Scymnus

  • Scymnus femoralis (Gyllenhal, 1827)
  • Scymnus frontalis (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Scymnus interruptus (Goeze, 1777)
  • Scymnus jakowlewi Weise, 1892
  • Scymnus nigrinus Kugelann, 1794
  • Scymnus rubromaculatus (Goeze, 1777)
  • Scymnus schmidti Fürsch, 1958

Subgenus Pullus

  • Scymnus auritus Thunberg, 1795
  • Scymnus suturalis Thunberg, 1795

Subgenus Neopullus

  • Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Herbst, 1797
  • Scymnus limbatus Stephens, 1832

Other catalogs list more than 200 species.[4][5][6]

See also

  • List of Scymnus species

References

  1. ^ "Genus Scymnus". BugGuide.net. 2006. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  2. ^ "Scymnus - Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  3. ^ "Genus: Scymnus". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  4. ^ "Scymnus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  5. ^ "Browse Scymnus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  6. ^ "Scymnus Kugelann, 1794". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
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