Numbers
8 tribes with 18 genera in NA
(1):
Tribe Scymnillini Casey, 1899
Genus
Zilus Mulsant, 1850
Genus
Zagloba Casey, 1899
Tribe Stethorini Dobzhansky, 1924
Genus
Stethorus Weiss, 1885
Tribe Scymnini Mulsant, 1846
Genus
Nephaspis Casey, 1899
Genus
Cryptolaemus Mulsant, 1853
Genus
Scymnus Kugelann, 1794
Genus
Sasajiscymnus Vandenberg, 2004
Genus
Nephus Mulsant, 1846
Genus
Scymnobius Casey, 1899
Tribe Diomini Gordon, 1899
Genus
Diomus Mulsant, 1850
Genus
Decadiomus Chapin, 1933
Tribe Selvadiini Gordon, 1985
Genus
Selvadius Casey, 1899
Tribe Hyperaspidini Mulsant, 1846
Genus Blaisdelliana Gordon, 1970
Genus
Helesius Casey, 1899
Genus
Thalassa Mulsant, 1850
Genus
Hyperaspis Redtenbacher, 1844
Genus
Hyperaspidius Crotch, 1873
Tribe Brachiacanthini Mulsant, 1850
Genus
Brachiacantha Dejean, 1837
Tribe Cryptognathini Mulsant, 1850
Genus
Cryptognatha, Mulsant, 1850
Identification
Usually small, oval to oblong, strongly convex (dome-shaped)
Dorsal surface often pubescent (having short, fine hairs)
Scymnillini, Stethorini, Scymini, Diomini, and Selvadiini usually with dark, dull colors: black, brown, yellowish, reddish-brown
Hyperaspidini and Brachiacanthini usually brightly colored, with blue eyes
Larvae covered with white wax that may form long "hairy" tufts, resembling mealybugs or caterpillars