Scymnodes difficilis
| Scymnodes difficilis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Scymnodes |
| Species: | S. difficilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scymnodes difficilis Blackburn, 1889 | |
Scymnodes difficilis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 3.12–3.84 mm (0.123–0.151 in). They have an narrow, elongate-oval, moderately convex body. The head is mostly black and the pronotum is reddish testaceous, but black medially and with the lateral grooves dark brown. The scutellum is black and the elytra are dark pitchy brown to black, with a metallic coppery sheen. The pronotum and elytra are covered with dense pubescence.[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.