| Cryptolaemus | |
|---|---|
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| Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Scymninae |
| Tribe: | Scymnini |
| Genus: | Cryptolaemus Mulsant, 1853 |
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]
There are seven species in the genus, in two groups, all originally from eastern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.[3]
Species
(plus six poorly known species)
References
- ↑ Biolib
- ↑ "Know Your Friends - Mealybug Destroyer". www.entomology.wisc.edu University of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16.
- ↑ A review of the genus Cryptolaemus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) with particular reference to the species resembling C. montrouzieri Mulsant
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