Scymnus coniferarum
Appearance
Scymnus coniferarum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Scymnus |
Species: | S. coniferarum
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Binomial name | |
Scymnus coniferarum Abbot & Smith, 1797
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Scymnus coniferarum, the conifer lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in western North America.[1][2][3]
S. coniferarum is being evaluated as a potential biological control for the Hemlock woolly adelgid infestation of the eastern hemlock on the east coast.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Scymnus coniferarum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Scymnus coniferarum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Scymnus coniferarum species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Scymnus coniferarum: Predator of Hemlock Adelgids in Western North America". US Forest Service - Northern Research Station. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.