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Scymnus cervicalis - Scymnus cervicalis -

Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 13, 2013

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Scymnus cervicalis - Scymnus cervicalis - female

Scymnus kansanus? - Scymnus cervicalis - female

Contributed by tom murray on 13 September, 2013 - 9:49pm
Last updated 19 November, 2021 - 6:48pm

Moved

Moved from Kansas Lady Beetle.

… Brad Barnd, 19 November, 2021 - 6:12pm

Scymnus kansanus (Casey), female

ID confirmed from specimen, now a photo-voucher. Thanks Tom!

… Brad Barnd, 20 May, 2014 - 10:30pm

Scymnus cervicalis

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… Brad Barnd, 19 November, 2021 - 6:12pm

Moved

Moved from Scymnus.
Thanks Abigail. Now I have to find a different species of Scymnus:-)

… tom murray, 16 September, 2013 - 6:13pm

yes, S. kansanus

The ventral photo is especially good here, it clearly shows the strong anterior convergence of the prosternal carinae. That's a difficult feature to explain so a clear photo is very useful!

… Abigail Parker, 16 September, 2013 - 10:04am

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