Scymnus menkei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Scymnus |
Species: | S. menkei |
Binomial name | |
Scymnus menkei Gordon, 2001 |
Scymnus menkei is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Venezuela.
Adults reach a length of about 1.7-1.9 mm. Adults are piceous, with most of the pronotum and the apical one-sixth of the elytron reddish yellow.
The species is named for Arnold Menke, the collector of the holotype. [1]