Slipinskiscymnus pallidicollis
| Slipinskiscymnus pallidicollis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Slipinskiscymnus |
| Species: | S. pallidicollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Slipinskiscymnus pallidicollis (Mulsant, 1853) | |
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Slipinskiscymnus pallidicollis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Mauritius, India, Taiwan, China, the Philippines and Thailand.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.4 mm. They have a yellow head and pronotum. The elytron is piceous with the apical one-third yellow.[1]
Biology
It preys on Phenacoccus hirsutus.
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.