Scymnus gnomus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Scymnus |
Species: | S. gnomus |
Binomial name | |
Scymnus gnomus Gordon, 2001 |
Scymnus gnomus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil.
Adults reach a length of about 1.7 mm. Adults are piceous. The anterior border and lateral one-sixth of the pronotum are brownish yellow.
The species name is derived from Latin gnomus and refers to the small size. [1]