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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Scymninae
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Small and black
Copyright © 2010 R. Berg

Small and black
Alameda County, California, USA
July 5, 2010
Size: 2.2 mm bl
On aphid-infested chard plant, noon. I keep trying for decent photos of these guys. This one looks wrinkled; dehydrated?

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Contributed by R. Berg on 5 July, 2010 - 11:20pm

The texture
may be from the odd hair arrangement of Rhyzobius forestieri. But I wouldn't want to call that species on these pics alone.
… James Bailey, 16 February, 2016 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

Scymnus or close kin
i don't think dehydration it the culprit: fully desiccated beetle specimens sit in collection for centuries and this doesn't affect their appearance [except for some soft-bodied beetles whose abdomen may shrink]
… v belov, 5 July, 2010 - 11:36pm login or register to post comments

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