NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subgenus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Scymnus
  Subfamily - Scymninae
  Family - Coccinellidae
  Superfamily - Coccinelloidea
  Infraorder - Cucujiformia
  Suborder - Polyphaga
  Order - Coleoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Scymnus nebulosus
      Species - Scymnus difficilis
      Species - Scymnus coosi
      Species - Scymnus fenderi
      Species - Scymnus caurinus
      Species - Scymnus indianensis
      Species - Scymnus circumspectus
      Species - Scymnus americanus
      Species - Scymnus apicanus
      Species - Scymnus paracanus
      Species - Scymnus opaculus