Scymnus formosanus
| Scymnus formosanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Scymnus |
| Species: | S. formosanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scymnus formosanus (Weise, 1923) | |
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Scymnus formosanus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Taiwan and China (Sichuan).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.45 mm. They have a yellow head and pronotum. The elytron is dark violet with the apical one-third yellow and with a dark red spot on the disc.[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.