Cryptolaemus


The genus Cryptolaemus consists of predatory beetles of the family Coccinellidae, whose larvae and adults mostly prey upon scale insects on ornamental plants.

Taxonomy

There are several species in the genus, in two groups, all originally from eastern Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia. Of these, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1850 is the most well-known.

Species