Cryptolaemus
Genus of beetles
Cryptolaemus | |
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Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Subfamily: | Scymninae |
Tribe: | Scymnini |
Genus: | Cryptolaemus Mulsant, 1853 |
Species | |
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The genus Cryptolaemus consists of predatory beetles of the family Coccinellidae,[1] whose larvae and adults mostly prey upon scale insects on ornamental plants.[2]
Taxonomy
There are seven species in the genus, in two groups, all originally from eastern Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.[3] Of these, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1850 is the most well-known.
References
External links
- Data related to Cryptolaemus at Wikispecies
- Media related to Cryptolaemus at Wikimedia Commons
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