''Scymnus'' is a genus of beetle in the family
Coccinellidae
Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from . They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in Great Britain. Some entomologists prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as the ...
. It is the
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nomina ...
of the subfamily ''Scymninae'' and the tribe ''Scymnini''.
Species
According to the
Natural History Museum
A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more ...
, the species in genus ''Scymnus'' are:
Subgenus ''Scymnus''
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Scymnus femoralis''
(Gyllenhal, 1827)
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Scymnus frontalis
''Scymnus frontalis'' is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in southern Britain.
They feed on aphids and live in low growing vegetation. They are typically 2.6 to 3.2 mm in length.
References
Coccinellid ...
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(Fabricius, 1787)
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Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus of Chios ( grc-gre, Σκύμνος ὁ Xῖος; fl. c. 185 BC) was a Greek geographer. It was thought he was the author of the ''Periodos to Nicomedes'', a work on geography written in Classical Greek. It is an account of the wo ...
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(Goeze, 1777)
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Scymnus jakowlewi
Scymnus of Chios ( grc-gre, Σκύμνος ὁ Xῖος; fl. c. 185 BC) was a Greek geographer. It was thought he was the author of the ''Periodos to Nicomedes'', a work on geography written in Classical Greek. It is an account of the wo ...
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Weise, 1892
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Scymnus nigrinus
Scymnus of Chios ( grc-gre, Σκύμνος ὁ Xῖος; fl. c. 185 BC) was a Greek geographer. It was thought he was the author of the ''Periodos to Nicomedes'', a work on geography written in Classical Greek. It is an account of the wo ...
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Kugelann, 1794
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Scymnus rubromaculatus
Scymnus of Chios ( grc-gre, Σκύμνος ὁ Xῖος; fl. c. 185 BC) was a Greek geographer. It was thought he was the author of the ''Periodos to Nicomedes'', a work on geography written in Classical Greek. It is an account of the wo ...
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(Goeze, 1777)
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Scymnus schmidti
Scymnus of Chios ( grc-gre, Σκύμνος ὁ Xῖος; fl. c. 185 BC) was a Greek geographer. It was thought he was the author of the ''Periodos to Nicomedes'', a work on geography written in Classical Greek. It is an account of the wo ...
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Fürsch, 1958
Subgenus ''Pullus''
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Scymnus auritus
''Scymnus auritus'' is a species of beetle in family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Palearctic. It is a tiny (2mm. -2.5 2mm.) black ladybird associated with '' Quercus robur'' woodland.
Biology
In Central Europe it is a mainly found in decid ...
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Thunberg, 1795
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Scymnus suturalis
''Scymnus suturalis'' is a species of beetle in family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Palearctic - Europe, North Africa, European Russia, the Caucasus, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Transcaucasia, Western Asia, Mo ...
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Thunberg, 1795
Subgenus ''Neopullus''
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Scymnus haemorrhoidalis
Scymnus of Chios ( grc-gre, Σκύμνος ὁ Xῖος; fl. c. 185 BC) was a Greek geographer. It was thought he was the author of the ''Periodos to Nicomedes'', a work on geography written in Classical Greek. It is an account of the wo ...
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Herbst, 1797
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Scymnus limbatus
Scymnus of Chios ( grc-gre, Σκύμνος ὁ Xῖος; fl. c. 185 BC) was a Greek geographer. It was thought he was the author of the ''Periodos to Nicomedes'', a work on geography written in Classical Greek. It is an account of the wo ...
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Stephens, 1832
Other catalogs list more than 200 species.
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See also
* List of ''Scymnus'' species
References
Coccinellidae genera
Coccinellidae
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