Scymnus coniferarum

Scymnus coniferarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Scymnus
Species:	S. coniferarum
Binomial name
Scymnus coniferarum Abbot & Smith, 1797

Scymnus coniferarum, the conifer lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in western North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

S. coniferarum is being evaluated as a potential biological control for the Hemlock woolly adelgid infestation of the eastern hemlock on the east coast. ^[4]

References

1. "Scymnus coniferarum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Scymnus coniferarum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Scymnus coniferarum species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. "Scymnus coniferarum: Predator of Hemlock Adelgids in Western North America". US Forest Service - Northern Research Station. Retrieved 10 December 2019.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-8788757675.