| Cryptolaemus | |
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| Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Scymninae |
| Tribe: | Scymnini |
| Genus: | Cryptolaemus Mulsant, 1853 |
| Species | |
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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]
There are seven 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.
Araucaria cunninghamii is a species of Araucaria known as hoop pine. Other less commonly used names include colonial pine, Queensland pine, Dorrigo pine, Moreton Bay pine and Richmond River pine. The scientific name honours the botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham, who collected the first specimens in the 1820s.
Martial Étienne Mulsant was a French entomologist and ornithologist.
Hippodamia is a genus of ladybirds in the family Coccinellidae. It includes the most common native North American "ladybug", H. convergens, which can form overwintering aggregations numbering in the millions. Another notable member is Hippodamia variegata, which occurs widely over both the North and South Hemispheres.
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, common name mealybug ladybird or mealybug destroyer, is a species of ladybird beetle native to eastern Australia. The beetle feeds on mealybugs and other scale insects, and is used to control those pests on citrus orchards worldwide.
Reverendus Pater Jean Xavier Hyacinthe Montrouzier was a French Marist priest, explorer, botanist, zoologist and entomologist. Abbé Montrouzier studied the flora and fauna of Melanesia especially New Caledonia.
Psyllobora is a genus of fungus-eating lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are about 17 described species in Psyllobora.
Nephus is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are more than 25 described species in Nephus. Several former species are now in the genus Scymnobius.
Mulsantina is a genus of ladybugs, found in North and Central America and in the Caribbean (Haiti).
Henosepilachna is a genus of beetle in the family Coccinellidae, including several pest species, such as the 28-spotted potato ladybird.
Calvia is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are about 10 described species in Calvia.
Cycloneda is a genus of spotless lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are more than 20 described species in Cycloneda.
Thalassa is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least six described species in Thalassa.
Cryptognatha is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least three described species in Cryptognatha.
Azya is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are about 12 described species in Azya.
Orcus is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 18 described species in Orcus, found in Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Java, Sumba, and the Kai Islands.
Coelophora is a genus of ladybird beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are about 14 described species in Coelophora.
Magadi Puttarudriah was an Indian entomologist who worked in the Government of Mysore and after 1957 in the Government of Karnataka. He was the first professor of entomology at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore when it was established in 1964.
Novius octoguttata is a species of lady beetle native to India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar and China.
Adira is a genus of beetles in the family Coccinellidae. It was first described by Gordon & Almeida, 1986
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