Cryptolaemus
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| Cryptolaemus | |
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| File:Coccinellidae - Cryptolaemus montrouzieri.JPG | |
| Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Scymninae |
| Tribe: | Scymnini |
| Genus: | Cryptolaemus Mulsant, 1853 |
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The genus Cryptolaemus consists of predatory beetles of the family Coccinellidae,[1] whose larvae and adults mostly prey upon scale insects on ornamental plants.[2]
Taxonomy
There are seven species in the genus, in two groups, all originally from eastern Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.[3] Of these, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1850 is the most well-known.
References
- ↑ Biolib
- ↑ "Know Your Friends - Mealybug Destroyer". www.entomology.wisc.edu University of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16.
- ↑ A review of the genus Cryptolaemus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) with particular reference to the species resembling C. montrouzieri Mulsant
External links
- File:Wikispecies-logo.svg Data related to Cryptolaemus at Wikispecies
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Cryptolaemus at Wikimedia Commons
