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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Cucujoidea » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Scymninae » Dusky Lady Beetles (Scymnini) » Scymnus
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Scymnus sp. - Scymnus
Copyright © 2010 Mike Quinn

Scymnus sp. - Scymnus
Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
May 6, 2010
Det. M. A. Quinn, 2010
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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 14 May, 2010 - 10:54pm
Last updated 15 May, 2010 - 9:44am

probably S. paracanus paracanus...
...based on the reduced pronotal spot; I would prefer that the head were darker and there was a ventral shot to make sure it was a) Scymnus s. str. and b) definitely not S. indianensis.

In other words, it still doesn't go past genus with this image, but I have a suggestion now.
… Abigail M. Parker, 20 June, 2011 - 2:15pm login or register to post comments

 
I wonder if this beetle is th
I wonder if this beetle is the same thing.



I frequently see it crawling around the flower buds of my Althea.
… Victor Engel, 17 August, 2011 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Insects.
… v belov, 15 May, 2010 - 9:44am login or register to post comments

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