Scymnus | |
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Scymnus frontalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Subfamily: | Scymninae |
Genus: | Scymnus Kugelann, 1794 |
Scymnus is a genus of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is the type genus of the subfamily Scymninae and the tribe Scymnini. [1] [2]
According to the Natural History Museum, the species in genus Scymnus are: [3]
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