Cryptolaemus
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]
| Cryptolaemus | |
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| Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Tribe: | Coccidulini |
| Genus: | Cryptolaemus Mulsant, 1853 |
There are seven species in the genus, in two groups, all originally from eastern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.[3]
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- "Know Your Friends - Mealybug Destroyer". www.entomology.wisc.edu University of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 2012-04-12.
- A review of the genus Cryptolaemus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) with particular reference to the species resembling C. montrouzieri Mulsant
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