Scymnomorphus perpusillus
| Scymnomorphus perpusillus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Scymnomorphus |
| Species: | S. perpusillus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scymnomorphus perpusillus (Gordon, 1977)
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Scymnomorphus perpusillus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is native to Colombia, but was described from specimens found on bananas in New York.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1 mm. Adults are black. The pronotum is dark reddish piceous and the head slightly paler.
Etymology
The species name is a Latin adjective meaning very small.[1]
References
- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (September 1977). "Classification and Phylogeny of the New World Sticholotidinae (Coccinellidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 31 (3). Coleopterists Society: 185–228. Retrieved August 15, 2025.