Cryptolaemus

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Cryptolaemus
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Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Coccidulinae
Tribe: Coccidulini
Genus: Cryptolaemus
Mulsant, 1853
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The genus Cryptolaemus consists of predatory beetles of the family Coccinellidae,[1] whose larvae and adults mostly prey upon scale insects on ornamental plants.[2]

Taxonomy

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There are several species in the genus, in two groups, all originally from eastern Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.[3] Of these, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1850 is the most well-known.

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References

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  1. ^ Biolib
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  3. ^ A review of the genus Cryptolaemus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) with particular reference to the species resembling C. montrouzieri Mulsant
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