A new species of Scymnus (Pullus) Mulsant, 1846 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from India
Scymnus (Pullus) cinnamomeus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Scymnini) is described and illustrated from Nadia District, West Bengal, India. The new species belongs to the impexus species group and is diagnosed based on external morphology and male genitalia. Adults and immature stages were collected on Ixora chinensis Lam. (Rubiaceae), where they were observed preying on Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae), commonly known as the cotton aphid.
Authors
- Kusal Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5179-2373)
- Xiaosheng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8253-4943)
- Tamoghno Majumder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7503-2308)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2026-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5897.5.8
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
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