Scymnus yamato

Scymnus yamato
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Scymnus
Species:
S. yamato
Binomial name
Scymnus yamato
Kamiya, 1961

Scymnus yamato is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Japan and China (Beijing, Henan, Sichuan).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.3–2.8 mm. Males have a yellowish brown to reddish brown head, while the head of the females is black. Normally, the pronotum is black, with a brown anterolateral angle, but it may also be brown with a brown anterolateral angle and a black spot. The elytron is brown to reddish brown with blackish basal, sutural and lateral margins.[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.