Biology:Cryptolaemus
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Short description: Genus of beetles
| Cryptolaemus | |
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| Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Scymninae |
| Tribe: | Scymnini |
| Genus: | Cryptolaemus Mulsant, 1853 |
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]
There are seven species in the genus, in two groups, all originally from eastern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.[3]
Species
- Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1850
(plus six poorly known species)
References
Wikidata ☰ Q939518 entry
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