Scymnus (beetle)

Scymnus
Scymnus frontalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Tribe: Coccidulini
Genus: Scymnus
Kugelann, 1794
Synonyms
  • Anisoscymnus Crotch, 1874
  • Didion Casey, 1899
  • Mimopullus Fürsch, 1987
  • Neopullus Sasaji, 1971
  • Nipponopullus Kamiya, 1961
  • Pullus Mulsant, 1846
  • Scymnomorpha Blackburn, 1892

Scymnus is a genus of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is the type genus of the former subfamily Scymninae and the former tribe Scymnini.