Scymnobius caliginosus
| Scymnobius caliginosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Scymnobius |
| Species: | S. caliginosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scymnobius caliginosus Gordon & González, 2002
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Scymnobius caliginosus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.6-2 mm. Adults are black with a yellow head. The pronotum is also yellow, but with a large black spot.
Etymology
The species named is derived from Latin caligo (meaning darkness or dark) and refers to the mostly black dorsum of the species.[1]
References
- ^ Gordon, Robert D.; González, G. (2002). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part IX: A systematic revision of Scymnobius Casey (Scymninae: Scymnini)" (PDF). Frustula Entomologica, n.s. 25 (38): 57–85. Retrieved August 16, 2025.