Scymnus loewii
| Scymnus loewii | |
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| adult Scymnus loewi, dorsal view, length about 1.8 mm. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Scymnus |
| Species: | S. loewii
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| Binomial name | |
| Scymnus loewii Mulsant, 1850
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Scymnus loewii, or Loew's lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and Oceania.[1][2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.7-2.3 mm. Adults are reddish brown. The pronotum has a black spot that extends to the base of the elytron.[4]
References
- ^ "Scymnus loewii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Scymnus loewii". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Scymnus loewii species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (December 29, 2017). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part VII: A systematic revision of South American Scymnus (Pullus) Mulsant (Scymninae: Scymnini)" (PDF). Frustula Entomologica, n.s. 23 (36). Università di Pisa. Istituto di entomologia agraria: 56–108. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.