Biology:Scymnus fuscatus
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Scymnus fuscatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Scymnus |
| Species: | S. fuscatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scymnus fuscatus Boheman, 1859
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Scymnus (Neopullus) fuscatus, is a species of lady beetle found in Japan, Formosa, China, Philippines, Sunda Islands, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Australia.[1][2][3][4][5]
Description
Adult female lays about 480 eggs singly, with an incubation period of about 3 days. There are four instar grub stages. Pupal stage ranges about 4 days. Longevity of the male is 14 days and females with 46 days, respectively. Grubs are aphidophagous that feed on Aphis gossypii. Adult with brownish body. There is a large red patch found on elytra. Body clothed with short hair.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from the Nepal Himalayas*)". https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Stuttgarter-Beitraege-Naturkunde_565_A_0001-0065.pdf.
- ↑ Iablokoff-Khnzorian, Stephan M. (1976-07-31). "The Palearctic Genera of the Lady-Bird Tribe, Scymnini, Besides Notes about Scymnus fuscatus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (in en). pp. 374–380. doi:10.1127/entom.germ/2/1976/374. http://www.schweizerbart.de/papers/entomologia/detail/2/98658/Die_palaarktischen_Genera_der_Marienkafer_Tribus_S?af=crossref.
- ↑ Ślipiński, Adam; Pang, Hong; Booth, Roger G. (December 2012). "Revision of the Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) Part 8. Genus Scymnus Kugelann" (in en). pp. 679–704. doi:10.3161/000345412X659731. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3161/000345412X659731.
- ↑ Poorani, J. (2002-01-01). "An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian Subregion". pp. 307–383. doi:10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335.
- ↑ Chen, Xiaosheng; Li, Wenjing; Wang, Xingmin; Ren, Shunxiang (June 2014). "A Review of the Subgenus Neopullus of Scymnus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from China". pp. 299–326. doi:10.3161/000345414X682508. https://bioone.org/journals/annales-zoologici/volume-64/issue-2/000345414X682508/A-Review-of-the-Subgenus-Neopullus-of-Scymnus-Coleoptera/10.3161/000345414X682508.full.
- ↑ "Biology and feeding capacity of Scymnus fuscatus Boheman (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to Aphis gossypii Glover (Homoptera: Aphididae)". https://www.cabdirect.org/?target=%2fcabdirect%2fabstract%2f20053138772.
- ↑ "New record of coccinellids from Uttar Pradesh II". https://www.cabdirect.org/?target=%2fcabdirect%2fabstract%2f20013127244.
Wikidata ☰ Q108540263 entry
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