Scymnus kawamurai

Scymnus kawamurai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Scymnus
Species:
S. kawamurai
Binomial name
Scymnus kawamurai
(Ohta, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Pullus kawamurai Ohta, 1929
  • Scymnus (Pullus) kamiyai Araki, 1964

Scymnus kawamurai is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Japan and China (Fujian, Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.8–2.6 mm. They have a reddish brown to yellowish brown head. The pronotum is also reddish brown to yellowish brown, but with a black spot. The elytron is black with a yellowish brown apex.[1]

References

  1. ^ Pang, X.; Gordon, Robert D. (1983). "The Scymnini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of China". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 40 (2). Coleopterist Society: 157–199. Retrieved August 13, 2025.