Scymnus apicanus, the apicanus lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Scymnus apicanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Scymnus
Species:
S. apicanus
Binomial name
Scymnus apicanus
J. Chapin, 1973

Subspecies

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These three subspecies belong to the species Scymnus apicanus:

  • Scymnus apicanus apicanus J. Chapin, 1973
  • Scymnus apicanus borealis Gordon
  • Scymnus apicanus pseudapicanus Gordon, 1985

References

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  1. ^ "Scymnus apicanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Scymnus apicanus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.