Biology:Scymnus apicanus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Scymnus apicanus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Scymnus
Species:
S. apicanus
Binomial name
Scymnus apicanus
J. Chapin, 1973

Scymnus apicanus, the apicanus lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Scymnus apicanus:

  • Scymnus apicanus apicanus J. Chapin, 1973
  • Scymnus apicanus borealis Gordon
  • Scymnus apicanus pseudapicanus Gordon, 1985

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14930768 entry