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Scymnus fuscatus

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Species of beetle

Scymnus fuscatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Scymnus
Species: S. fuscatus
Binomial name
Scymnus fuscatus
Boheman, 1859

Scymnus (Neopullus) fuscatus, is a species of lady beetle found in Japan, Formosa, China, Philippines, Sunda Islands, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Australia.

Description

Adult female lays about 480 eggs singly, with an incubation period of about 3 days. There are four instar grub stages. Pupal stage ranges about 4 days. Longevity of the male is 14 days and females with 46 days, respectively. Grubs are aphidophagous that feed on Aphis gossypii. Adult with brownish body. There is a large red patch found on elytra. Body clothed with short hair.

References

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  3. Ślipiński, Adam; Pang, Hong; Booth, Roger G. (December 2012). "Revision of the Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) Part 8. Genus Scymnus Kugelann". Annales Zoologici. pp. 679–704. doi:10.3161/000345412X659731. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
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Taxon identifiers
Scymnus fuscatus


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