Scymnodes consimilis
| Scymnodes consimilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Scymnodes |
| Species: | S. consimilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scymnodes consimilis (Blackburn, 1895) | |
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Scymnodes consimilis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 2.5–3 mm (0.098–0.118 in). They have an oblong-oval, weakly convex body. They are covered with dense silvery white pubescence. The head is black and the pronotum is usually also black, but sometimes dark reddish brown with black patches, or even completely dark reddish with a dark brown to black border. The elytra are black with a yellow-orange marking. The legs and abdomen are yellowish testaceous.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Scymnodes at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- 1 2 Poorani, J.; Slipinski, A. (2009). "A revision of the genera Scymnodes Blackburn and Apolinus Pope et Lawrence (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Annales Zoologici. 59 (4): 549–584. Retrieved July 21, 2026.