Scymnus frontalis

Scymnus frontalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Scymnus
Species:	S. frontalis
Binomial name
Scymnus frontalis (Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
Coccinella frontalisFabricius, 1787 Chrysomela alticaSchrank, 1781 Scymnus bipustulatusPanzer, 1794 Coccinella humeralisPanzer, 1795 (preocc.) Scymnus bimaculatusThunberg, 1795 Scymnus didymusHerbst, 1797 Coccinella flavilabrisPaykull, 1798 Coccinella oblongopustulataMüller in Germar, 1818 Scymnus affinisRedtenbacher, 1843 Scymnus bisbisignatusRedtenbacher, 1843 Scymnus (Scymnus) quadrivulneratusMulsant, 1850 Scymnus (Scymnus) flavellusSavoyskaya, 1969

Scymnus frontalis, the angle-spotted ladybird, is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in from Europe (including southern Britain) ^{[1] [2] [3]} east to China (Fujian, Hebei, Shandong, Xinjian).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.7-2.9 mm. Males have a red head and a anterolateral yellowish red spot and yellowish red anterior margin. Females have a black head and pronotum. The elytron of both sexes is black with two yellowish red spots. ^[4]

Biology

They feed on aphids and live in low growing vegetation. They are typically 2.6 to 3.2 mm in length. ^[1]

References

1. "Scymnus frontalis (Fabricius, 1787) | UK Beetle Recording". www.coleoptera.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
2. "Scymnus frontalis | NatureSpot". www.naturespot.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
3. "Scymnus frontalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
4. Pang, X.; Gordon, Robert D. (1983). "The Scymnini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of China". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 40 (2). Coleopterist Society: 157–199. Retrieved August 13, 2025.