Scymnus murilloi

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Scymnus murilloi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Scymnus
Species:
S. murilloi
Binomial name
Scymnus murilloi
Gordon, 2001

Scymnus murilloi is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 2-2.4 mm. Adults are black, with the apical border and anterior angle of the pronotum and one-sixth of the elytron reddish brown.

Etymology

The species is named for L. M. Murillo, a Colombian entonologist. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Gordon, Robert D. (2001). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part VII: A systematic revision of South American Scymnus (Pullus) Mulsant (Scymninae: Scymnini)" (PDF). Frustula Entomologica, n.s. 23 (36). Università di Pisa. Istituto di entomologia agraria: 56–108. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
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