Biology:Scymnus saciformis
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Scymnus saciformis | |
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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. saciformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Scymnus saciformis (Motschoulsky, 1858)
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Scymnus (Pullus) saciformis, is a species of lady beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.[1]
Biology
It is a predator of several aphids, mealybugs and whiteflies such as Aleurodicus dispersus and Aleurodicus rugioperculatus.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Systematics of the tribes scymnini and stethorini (coleoptera: coccinellidae) from South India". https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810145019.
- ↑ "Spiralling whitefly, Aleurodicus dispersus, in India". BiocontrolNews and Information 23 (2): 55N–62N. 2002. http://www.cabweb.org/PDF/BNI/Control/BNIra62.pdf. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ↑ Mani, M.; Krishnamoorthy, A. (December 2002). "Classical Biological Control of the Spiralling whitefly, Aleurodicus dispersus Russell—An Appraisal" (in en). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 22 (4): 263–273. doi:10.1017/S1742758400020889. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-tropical-insect-science/article/abs/classical-biological-control-of-the-spiralling-whitefly-aleurodicus-dispersus-russellan-appraisal/CE4F2F2220D22096E128D3219AA6996A. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q108603833 entry
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