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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Scymninae » Dusky Lady Beetles (Scymnini) » Scymnus » pronotum entirely black (Scymnus pronotum entirely black) » Scymnus compar
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Scymnus sp.? - Scymnus compar - female
Copyright © 2009 tom murray

Scymnus sp.? - Scymnus compar - Female
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 13, 2009
Size: 2.4mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 16 July, 2009 - 7:56pm
Last updated 18 March, 2023 - 1:11pm

Moved
Moved from Scymnus.
… Abigail Parker, 20 March, 2012 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

possibly Scymnus compar
I'll check my Scymini reference when I get home for details, but a skeletal key is leading to S. compar.
… Abigail Parker, 20 March, 2012 - 11:04am login or register to post comments

 
Scymnus compar, female
The full description in Gordon's Scymnini monograph matches everything but the under-2mm size, but the size in the description is given for males only; females are typically larger than males. Plus, I recall 2009 being an excellent year for lady beetles, and a well-fed larva becomes a larger adult.
… Abigail Parker, 20 March, 2012 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… tom murray, 17 July, 2009 - 8:23am login or register to post comments

yes
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… v belov, 17 July, 2009 - 12:26am login or register to post comments

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