Genus Scymnus Kugelann, 1794
- Scymnus Kugelann, J.G. 1794. Verzeichniss der in einigen Gegenden Preussens bis jetzt entdeckten Käfer-Arten, nebst kurzen Nachrichten von denselben. Neuestes Magazin für die Liebhaber der Entomologie (Schneider) 1(5): 513-582 [545].
Type species:
Scymnus nigrinus Kugelann, 1794 by subsequent designation, see Korschefsky, R. 1931. Pars 118: Coccinellidae. I. pp. 1-224 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk. [115]. - Scymnomorpha Blackburn, T. 1892. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 15(2): 207-261 [242].
Type species:
Scymnomorpha duplopunctulata Blackburn, 1892 by monotypy. - Pullus Mulsant, M.E. 1846. Histoire Naturelle des Coléoptères de France. Sulcicolles-Sécuripalpes. Paris : Maison xxiv + 26 pp. + 280 pp. + 1 pl. [241] [introduced as subgenus of Scymnus].
Type species:
Coccinella subvillosa Goeze, 1777 by subsequent designation, see Korschefsky, R. 1931. Pars 118: Coccinellidae. I. pp. 1-224 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk. [116]. - Didion Casey, T.L. 1899. A revision of the American Coccinellidae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 7(2): 71-169 [137].
Type species:
Didion longulum Casey, 1899 by subsequent designation, see Korschefsky, R. 1931. Pars 118: Coccinellidae. I. pp. 1-224 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk. [111]. - Nipponopullus Kamiya, H. 1961. A revision of the tribe Scymnini from Japan and the Loochos (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Part I. Genera Clitostethus, Stethorus and Scymnus (except subgenus Pullus). Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University 11(3): 275-301 [284].
Type species:
Scymnus (Nipponopullus) pirikamenoko H. Kamiya, 1961 by original designation. - Mimopullus Fürsch, H. 1987. Ubersicht uber die Genera und Subgenera der Scymnini mit besonderer Berucksichtigung der Westpalaearktis (Insecta, Coleoptera, Coccinellidae). Entomologische Abhandlungen. Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden 51(4): 57-74 [72] [introduced as a subgenus of Scymnus].
Type species:
Scymnus (Pullus) mediterraneus Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1972 by original designation (= Scymnus marinus Mulsant, 1850). - Neopullus Sasaji, H. 1971. Coccinellidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Fauna Japonica. Tokyo : Academic Press of Japan 16 pls, 345 pp. [177] [introduced as a subgenus of Scymnus].
Type species:
Scymnus hoffmanni Weise, 1879 by original designation. - Caledonus Bielawski, R. 1973. Rhyzobiini, Stethorini, Scymnini et Pharini (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) de Nouvelle Calédonie. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 30(14): 387-409 [397] [introduced as a subgenus of Scymnus].
Type species:
Scymnus angusticollis Fauvel, 1903 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Ślipiński, A. 2007. Australian Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Their biology and classification. Canberra, ACT : Australian Biological Resources Study xviii 286 pp. (for Scymnomorpha Blackburn)
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan.
IBRA
Brigalow Belt North (BBN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: South Eastern Highlands (SEH) ; ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Murray Darling Depression (MDD) ; ACT, NSW, Qld: Sydney Basin (SB) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, Tas: NSW North Coast (NNC) ; ACT, NSW, Tas: Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR) ; ACT, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP) ; ACT, NT, SA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR) ; NSW, NT, Qld, Vic, WA: Wet Tropics (WT) ; NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), South East Corner (SEC) ; NSW, Qld, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD) ; NT, Qld, WA: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Sturt Plateau (STU) ; Qld: Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Victoria Bonaparte (VB) ; Tas: Flinders (FLI), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian West (TWE)
General References
Blackburn, T. 1892. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 15(2): 207-261 [260]
Ślipiński, A. 2007. Australian Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Their biology and classification. Canberra, ACT : Australian Biological Resources Study xviii 286 pp. [108] (diagnosis, distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2022 | COCCINELLIDAE | 24-Oct-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 11-Feb-2013 | 11-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 20-Mar-2012 | 20-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 17-Jun-2010 | 17-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 02-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |