List of Scymnus species

Last updated August 11, 2025

This is a list of 205 species in Scymnus , a genus of dusky lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Scymnus species

Scymnus abbreviatus LeConte, 1852^{i c g}
Scymnus abietis (Paykull, 1798)^g
Scymnus alishanensis Pang & Yu, 1993^g
Scymnus alpestris Mulsant & Rey, 1857^g
Scymnus americanus Mulsant, 1850^{i c g b} (American scymnus lady beetle)
Scymnus andrewsi Gordon, 2001
Scymnus angusticollis Fauvel, 1903^g
Scymnus apetzi Mulsant, 1846^g
Scymnus apicanus J. Chapin, 1973^{i c g b} (apicanus lady beetle)
Scymnus apiciflavus Motschulsky, 1858^{i c g}
Scymnus apithanus Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus aquilonarius Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus araticus Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1969^g
Scymnus ardelio Horn, 1895^{i c g b}
Scymnus aridoides Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus aridus Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus ater Kugelann, 1794^g
Scymnus auritus Thunberg, 1795^g
Scymnus barberi Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus bennetti Gordon, 2001
Scymnus bicolor (Germain, 1854)
Scymnus bifurcatus Yu, 1995^g
Scymnus binotulatus Boheman, 1859^{i c g}
Scymnus bistortus Yu, 1995^g
Scymnus bivulnerus Capra & Fürsch, 1967^g
Scymnus brullei Mulsant, 1850^{i c g b} (Brullé's lady beetle)
Scymnus bryanti Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus caffer Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus calabozoensis Gordon, 2001
Scymnus calaveras Casey, 1893^{i c g b} (calaveras lady beetle)
Scymnus canariensis Wollaston, 1864^g
Scymnus caprai Canepari, 1983^g
Scymnus carri Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus caudalis LeConte, 1850^{i c g b} (caudal lady beetle)
Scymnus caurinus Horn, 1895^{i c g b} (northwestern lady beetle)
Scymnus centralis Kamiya, 1965^g
Scymnus cercyonoides Wollaston, 1864^g
Scymnus cerinotum Gordon, 2001
Scymnus cervicalis (Bate, 1888)^{i c g b}
Scymnus circumspectus ^{i c g b}
Scymnus citreus Gordon, 2001
Scymnus cochereaui Bielawski, 1973^g
Scymnus cockerelli Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus compar (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)^{i c g b}
Scymnus coniferarum Abbot & Smith, 1797^{i c g b} (conifer lady beetle)
Scymnus consobrinus LeConte, 1852^{i c g b} (consobrinous lady beetle)
Scymnus constrictus Mulsant, 1850^g
Scymnus contemptus Weise, 1923^g
Scymnus coosi Hatch, 1961^{i c g}
Scymnus creperus Mulsant, 1850^{i c g b}
Scymnus curvus Yang, 1978^g
Scymnus damryi Weise, 1879^g
Scymnus demerarensis Gordon, 2001
Scymnus diekei Gordon, 2001
Scymnus difficilis L.^{i c g b}
Scymnus dorcatomoides Weise, 1879^{i c g}
Scymnus doriae Capra, 1924^g
Scymnus doriai Capra, 1924^g
Scymnus dozieri Gordon, 2001
Scymnus elusivus Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus enochrus (Fabricius, 1792)^{i c g b}
Scymnus epistemoides Wollaston, 1864^g
Scymnus erythronotum Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus falli Mank, 1940^{i c g b} (Fall's lady beetle)
Scymnus fanjingicus Ren & Pang, 1995^g
Scymnus femoralis (Gyllenhal, 1827)^g
Scymnus fenderi Malkin, 1943^{i c g}
Scymnus fennicus J.Sahlberg, 1886^g
Scymnus ferrugatus (Moll, 1785)^g
Scymnus festatus Wingo, 1952^{i c g}
Scymnus flagellisiphonatus (Fürsch, 1970)^g
Scymnus flavescens Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus flavicollis Redtenbacher, 1843^g
Scymnus franzi Fursch & Kreissl, 1967^g
Scymnus fraternus (Ortega) A. Delgado^{i c g b}
Scymnus fraxini Mulsant, 1850^g
Scymnus frontalis (Fabricius, 1787)^g
Scymnus fryi Gordon, 2001
Scymnus fulvicollis Mulsant, 1846^g
Scymnus fuscatus Boheman, 1859^g
Scymnus gachetensis Gordon, 2001
Scymnus garlandicus Casey, 1899^{i c g b} (garland lady beetle)
Scymnus gilae Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus gnomus Gordon, 2001
Scymnus grammicus Yu, 1995^g
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Herbst, 1797^g
Scymnus hatomensis Kamiya, 1965^g
Scymnus hesperius Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus hoffmanni Weise, 1879^g
Scymnus hoocalis Pang & Gordon, 1986^g
Scymnus horni Gorham, 1897^{i c g b}
Scymnus howdeni Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus huachuca Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus hubbardi Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus humboldti Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus ignarus Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus impexus Mulsant, 1850^{i c g b}
Scymnus impletus Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus inderihensis Mulsant, 1850^g
Scymnus indianensis Weise, 1929^{i c g b} (Indiana lady beetle)
Scymnus insularis Boheman, 1859^g
Scymnus interruptus (Goeze, 1777)^g
Scymnus iowensis Casey, 1899^{i c g b} (Iowa lady beetle)
Scymnus jacobianus Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus jakowlewi Weise, 1892^g
Scymnus kansanus Leconte, 1852^{i c g b} (Kansas lady beetle)
Scymnus klapperichi Pang & Gordon, 1986^g
Scymnus kraussi Gordon, 2001
Scymnus lacustris A. Gray^{i c g b} (lacustrine lady beetle)
Scymnus laetificus Weise, 1879^g
Scymnus latemaculatus Motschulsky, 1858^g
Scymnus leo Yang, 1978^g
Scymnus levaillanti Mulsant, 1850^{i c g}
Scymnus limbatus Stephens, 1832^g
Scymnus limnichoides Wollaston, 1854^g
Scymnus loewii Mulsant, 1850^{i c g b} (Loew's lady beetle)
Scymnus louisianae Günther, 1870^{i c g b}
Scymnus luctuosus Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus luxorensis Fuersch, 1989^g
Scymnus magnomaculatus Fürsch, 1958^g
Scymnus majus Gordon, 1985^{i c g}
Scymnus malleatus ^g
Scymnus marginalis (Rossi, 1794)^g
Scymnus marginicollis Mannerheim, 1843^{i c g b}
Scymnus margipallens (Mulsant, 1850)^{i c g}
Scymnus marinus (Mulsant, 1950)^g
Scymnus martini Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus mediterraneus Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1972^g
Scymnus melanogaster Mulsant, 1853
Scymnus menkei Gordon, 2001
Scymnus mendocino Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus mesasiaticus Savoyskaya, 1968^g
Scymnus micros Fauvel, 1903^g
Scymnus mimoides Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus mimulus Capra & Fürsch, 1967^g
Scymnus monticola Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus mormon Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus muelleri Peneke, 1907^g
Scymnus murilloi Gordon, 2001
Scymnus napoensis Gordon, 2001
Scymnus nebulosus (Linnaeus, 1758)^{i c g b} (nebulous lady beetle)
Scymnus nemorivagus Wingo, 1952^{i c g}
Scymnus neomexicanus Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus nevadensis Weise, 1929^{i c g b} (Nevada lady beetle)
Scymnus nigricollis Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus nigrinus Kugelann, 1794^g
Scymnus notescens (Blackburn, 1889)^{i c g}
Scymnus novenus Yu, 1995^g
Scymnus nubilus Mulsant, 1850^g
Scymnus nugator Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus nuttingi Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus ocellatus Sharp, 1885^{i c g}
Scymnus oertzeni Weise, 1886^g
Scymnus oestocraerus Pang & Huang, 1985^g
Scymnus opaculus Horn, 1895^{i c g}
Scymnus ovimaculatus Sasaji, 1968^g
Scymnus pacificus Gilbert, 1890^{i c g b}
Scymnus paganus Lewis, 1896^g
Scymnus pallens LeConte, 1852^{i c g}
Scymnus pallidulus Wollaston, 1867^g
Scymnus pallipediformis Günther, 1958^g
Scymnus pangi Fuersch, 1989^g
Scymnus papago Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus paprzyckii Gordon, 2001
Scymnus paracanus J. Chapin, 1973^{i c g b}
Scymnus parallelicus ^g
Scymnus pauculus Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus pavesii Canepari, 1983^g
Scymnus peninsularis Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus perdere Yang, 1978^g
Scymnus pesenkoi Ukrainsky, 2008
Scymnus petalinus Yu, 1995^g
Scymnus pharaonis Motschulsky, 1851^g
Scymnus phylloides Yu, 1995^g
Scymnus pictilis Gordon, 2001
Scymnus plutonus Mulsant, 1853^g
Scymnus posticalis Sicard, 1912^g
Scymnus postpictus Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus postpinctus (Pullus) postpinctus Casey, 1899^b (fake-opaque ladybug)
Scymnus pulvinatus Wingo, 1952^{i c g}
Scymnus puncticollis LeConte, 1852^{i c g}
Scymnus quadriguttatus Capra, 1924^g
Scymnus quadrillum Motschulsky, 1858^g
Scymnus quadrivittatus Mulsant, 1850^{i c g}
Scymnus renoicus Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus rhododendri Canepari, 1997^g
Scymnus robustibasalis Yu, 2000^g
Scymnus rohdendorfi Ukrainsky, 2008
Scymnus rubicundus Erichson, 1847
Scymnus rubricaudus Boddaert, 1783^{i c g b}
Scymnus rubromaculatus (Goeze, 1777)^g
Scymnus ruficeps (Ohta, 1929)^g
Scymnus rufipes (Fabricius, 1798)^g
Scymnus sacium (Roubal, 1927)^g
Scymnus schmidti Fürsch, 1958^g
Scymnus secula Yang, 1978^g
Scymnus securus J. Chapin, 1973^{i c g b} (coastal scymnus lady)
Scymnus semiruber (Linnaeus, 1758)^{i c g b}
Scymnus shirozui Kamiya^g
Scymnus silesiacus Weise, 1902^g
Scymnus simillimus Gordon, 2001
Scymnus simulans Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus smetanai Canepari, 1997^g
Scymnus socer LeConte, 1852^{i c g b}
Scymnus sodalis Weise, 1923^g
Scymnus solidus Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus spanglerorum Gordon, 2001
Scymnus splendidulus Stenius, 1952^g
Scymnus subvillosus (Goeze, 1777)^{i c g}
Scymnus suffrianioides J.Sahlberg, 1913^g
Scymnus suturalis (Linnaeus, 1758)^{i c g b}
Scymnus syriacus Marseul, 1868^g
Scymnus tahoensis Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus takasago Kamiya^g
Scymnus tenebricus Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus tenebrosus Gilbert, 1892^{i c g b}
Scymnus tenuis Yang, 1978^g
Scymnus tiaboensis Gordon, 2001
Scymnus trulla Gordon, 2001
Scymnus uncinatus Sicard, 1924^{i c g}
Scymnus uncus Wingo, 1952^{i c g b}
Scymnus unicolor Montrouzier^g
Scymnus utahensis Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus uteanus Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus varipes Blackburn, 1896^{i c g}
Scymnus vilis Weise, 1923^g
Scymnus vividus Sharp, 1885^{i c g}
Scymnus weidti Casey, 1899^{i c g}
Scymnus wickhami Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus wingoi Gordon, 1976^{i c g}
Scymnus yangi Yu & Pang, 1993^g
Scymnus yemenensis Kapur, 1959^g

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[1] c = Catalogue of Life,^[2] g = GBIF,^[3] b = Bugguide.net^[4]

References

1 2 "Scymnus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
1 2 "Browse Scymnus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
1 2 "Scymnus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
1 2 "Scymnus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-18.

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[itis-1] 1 2 "Scymnus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-18.

[catlife-2] 1 2 "Browse Scymnus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-18.

[gbif-3] 1 2 "Scymnus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-18.

[bugref-4] 1 2 "Scymnus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-18.

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