Cryptolaemus

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Cryptolaemus
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Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Coccidulinae
Tribe: Coccidulini
Genus: Cryptolaemus
Mulsant, 1853
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The genus Cryptolaemus consists of predatory beetles of the family Coccinellidae, [1] whose larvae and adults mostly prey upon scale insects on ornamental plants. [2]

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Taxonomy

There are several species in the genus, in two groups, all originally from eastern Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia. [3] Of these, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1850 is the most well-known.

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References

  1. ↑ Biolib
  2. ↑ "Know Your Friends - Mealybug Destroyer". www.entomology.wisc.edu University of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16.
  3. ↑ A review of the genus Cryptolaemus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) with particular reference to the species resembling C. montrouzieri Mulsant


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