Scymnus simillimus
| Scymnus simillimus | |
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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: | Scymnus |
| Species: | S. simillimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scymnus simillimus Gordon, 2001
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Scymnus simillimus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.8-2.3 mm. Adults are medium to dark brown, with the head, anterior and lateral margins of the pronotum and sutural, lateral and apical areas of the elytron medium reddish brown.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin simillimus (meaning similar) and refers to the resemblance to Scymnus murilloi.[1]
References
- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (2001). "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.