Scymnus (beetle)

This article is about the beetle genus. For the Greek geographer, see Scymnus.

Scymnus
Scymnus frontalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Tribe:	Coccidulini
Genus:	Scymnus Kugelann, 1794
Synonyms
AnisoscymnusCrotch, 1874 DidionCasey, 1899 MimopullusFürsch, 1987 NeopullusSasaji, 1971 NipponopullusKamiya, 1961 PullusMulsant, 1846 ScymnomorphaBlackburn, 1892

Scymnus is a genus of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is the type genus of the former subfamily Scymninae and the former tribe Scymnini. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Subgenera

• Subgenus CaledonusBielawski, 1973
  • Scymnus angusticollis Fauvel, 1903
• Subgenus CanalipullusLafer, 2000
  • Scymnus kunashirensis Lafer, 2000
• Subgenus DidionCasey, 1899
  • Scymnus hoocalis Pang & Gordon, 1986
  • Scymnus longulum Casey, 1899
  • Scymnus nanum (LeConte, 1852)
  • Scymnus pirikamenoko Kamiya, 1961
  • Scymnus punctatum (Melsheimer, 1847) ^{i c g b} (twice-stained ladybug)
• Subgenus KeiscymnusSasaji, 1971
  • Scymnus kimon Kitano, 2012
  • Scymnus securiformis (Yu & Pang, 1992)
  • Scymnus tosaensis (Sasaji, 1971)
• Subgenus MimopullusFürsch, 1987
  • Scymnus cercyonides Wollaston, 1864
  • Scymnus epistemoides Wollaston, 1867
  • Scymnus fennicus Sahlberg, 1886
  • Scymnus flagellisiphonatus (Fürsch, 1970)
  • Scymnus fulvicollis Mulsant, 1846
  • Scymnus limnichoides Wollaston, 1854
  • Scymnus marinus (Mulsant, 1850)
  • Scymnus pharaonis Motschulsky, 1851
  • Scymnus sacium (Roubal, 1927)
• Subgenus Neopullus
• Subgenus OrthoscymnusCanepari, 1997
  • Scymnus crispatus Chen & Ren in Chen, Canepari, Wang & Ren, 2016
  • Scymnus duomaculatus Chen & Ren in Chen, Canepari, Wang & Ren, 2016
  • Scymnus jilongicus Chen & Ren in Chen, Canepari, Wang & Ren, 2016
  • Scymnus paradoxus Chen & Ren in Chen, Canepari, Wang & Ren, 2016
  • Scymnus rhododendri Canepari, 1997
  • Scymnus robustibasalis Yu in Yu et al. 2000
  • Scymnus smetanai Canepari, 1997
• Subgenus Parapullus
• Subgenus Pullus
• Subgenus Scymnus

See also

• List of Scymnus species

References

1. "Genus Scymnus". BugGuide.net. 2006. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
2. "Scymnus - Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
3. "Scymnus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
4. "Browse Scymnus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
5. "Scymnus Kugelann, 1794". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2018-03-16.
6. "Genus: Scymnus". Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved 2018-01-04.

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