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 | |
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.