Scymnus yamato

Scymnus yamato
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Scymnus
Species:	S. yamato
Binomial name
	Scymnus yamato; Kamiya, 1961

Last updated August 30, 2025

Scymnus yamato is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Japan and China (Beijing, Henan, Sichuan).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.3–2.8 mm. Males have a yellowish brown to reddish brown head, while the head of the females is black. Normally, the pronotum is black, with a brown anterolateral angle, but it may also be brown with a brown anterolateral angle and a black spot. The elytron is brown to reddish brown with blackish basal, sutural and lateral margins.^[1]

References

↑ 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.

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[1] 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.

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