Scymnus interruptus

Scymnus interruptus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Scymnus
Species:
S. interruptus
Binomial name
Scymnus interruptus
(Goeze, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella interrupta Goeze, 1777
  • Sphaeridium bimaculatum Herbst, 1792
  • Sphaeridium bipustulatum Thunberg, 1794
  • Coccinella morio Fabricius, 1801
  • Scymnus bimaculatus Motschulsky, 1837
  • Scymnus bilunulatus Motschulsky, 1837
  • Scymnus basalis Redtenbacher, 1843
  • Scymnus (Pullus) pallidivestis Mulsant, 1853
  • Pharus basalis Kirsch, 1871

Scymnus interruptus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. This species is native to the West Palearctic region, but it was introduced into the United States as a biological control agent and then spread to other regions of the New World. It has been recorded in South America (Chile and Ecuador).[1]

References

  1. ^ Part of this text is from “New Coccinellidae (Coleoptera, Coccinelloidea) from Napo Province in Ecuador” by Karol Szawaryn, Tomasz Czerwiński. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license
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