Scymninae

Subfamily of beetles

Scymninae

Nephus quadrimaculatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Subfamily:	Scymninae Mulsant, 1846
Tribes
Aspidimerini Brachiacanthadini Cryptognathini Hyperaspidini Pentiliini Scymnini Selvadiini Stethorini

Pied ladybug ladybird (*Hyperaspidius sp.*)

Scymninae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 170 described species in Scymninae.^[1]^[2]

Genera

Acarinus Kapur, 1948
Acoccidula Barowskij, 1931
Andrzej Slipinski, 2007
Aponephus Booth, 1991
Apseudoscymnus Hoang, 1984
Aspidimerus Mulsant, 1850
Axinoscymnus Kamiya, 1963
Blaisdelliana Gordon, 1970
Brachiacantha Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837 (spurleg lady beetles)
Calloeneis Grote, 1873
Clitostethus Weise, 1885 (=Nephaspis)
Crypticolus Strohecker, 1953
Cryptognatha Mulsant, 1850
Cryptogonus Mulsant, 1850
Curticornis Gordon, 1971
Cyra Mulsant, 1850
Cyrema Blackburn, 1889
Decadiomus Chapin, 1933
Diazonema Weise, 1926
Dichaina Weise, 1926
Didion Casey, 1899
Diomus Mulsant, 1850
Erratodiomus Gordon, 1999
Helesius Casey, 1899
Heterodiomus Brèthes, 1924
Hinda Mulsant, 1850
Horniolus Weise, 1901
Hyperaspidius Crotch, 1873
Hyperaspis Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837
Keiscymnus Sasaji, 1971
Leptoscymnus Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1978
Magnodiomus Gordon, 1999
Midus Mulsant, 1850
Mimoscymnus Gordon, 1994
Moiradiomus Vandenberg & Hanson, 2019
Nephus Mulsant, 1846
Parasidis Brèthes, 1924
Pentilia Mulsant, 1850
Planorbata Gordon, 1994
Platynaspis Redtenbacher, 1843
Propiptus Weise, 1901
Pseudaspidimerus Kapur, 1948
Pullosidis Fürsch, 1987
Sasajiscymnus Vandenberg, 2004
Scymniscus Dobzhanskiy, 1928
Scymnobius Casey, 1899
Scymnus Kugelann, 1794
Selvadius Casey, 1899 (amber lady beetles)
Stethorus Weise, 1885 (spider mite destroyers)
Thalassa Mulsant, 1850
Tiphysa Mulsant, 1850
Veronicobius Broun, 1893
Viridigloba Gordon, 1978
Zagloba Casey, 1899 (scalehunter lady beetles)
Zilus Mulsant, 1850 (velvethead lady beetles)

References

^ "Scymninae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^ "Scymninae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

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