Scymnodes styx
| Scymnodes styx | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Scymnodes |
| Species: | S. styx |
| Binomial name | |
| Scymnodes styx (Blackburn, 1895) | |
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Scymnodes styx is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) and Indonesia (Irian Jaya).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.8–2.5 mm (0.071–0.098 in). They have an elongate to short oval, convex body. The dorsal surface is covered with silvery white pubescence and the elytra with recumbent and semi-erect hairs. The dorsal surface is dark reddish-brown to black. while the ventral surface and antennae are yellowish brown to testaceous and the legs dark reddish brown.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Scymnodes at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- 1 2 Poorani, J.; Slipinski, A. (2009). "A revision of the genera Scymnodes Blackburn and Apolinus Pope et Lawrence (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Annales Zoologici. 59 (4): 549–584. Retrieved July 21, 2026.