Cephaloscymnus candice

Cephaloscymnus candice
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Cephaloscymnus
Species:	C. candice
Binomial name
	Cephaloscymnus candice; Gordon & Hanley, 2017

Last updated August 30, 2025

Cephaloscymnus candice is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Mexico, where it has been recorded from Durango.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.4 mm. Adults are dark brown, although the anterior half of the head is reddish brown. The pronotum is red and the antennae and legs are yellow.^[1]

References

↑ Gordon, Robert D.; Hanley, Guy A. (December 29, 2017). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematicrevision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae)". Insecta Mundi. 0601. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–158. Retrieved August 8, 2025.

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[1] Gordon, Robert D.; Hanley, Guy A. (December 29, 2017). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematicrevision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae)". Insecta Mundi. 0601. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–158. Retrieved August 8, 2025.

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