Scymnus floralis
| Scymnus floralis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Scymnus |
| Species: | S. floralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scymnus floralis (Fabricius, 1792) | |
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Scymnus floralis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is native to the West Indies and has also been recorded from Bermuda.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.65–2 mm. Adults are yellowish red, although the pronotum is mostly black. The basal, sutural and lateral margins of the elytron are black.
Biology
They prey on aphid species.[1]
References
- ↑ Gordon, Robert D.; Hilburn, Daniel J. (July 1990). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of Bermuda". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 98 (3). New York Entomological Society: 265–309. Retrieved August 15, 2025.