Cephaloscymnus
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Translingual
Etymology
cephalo- (“head”) + Scymnus m (“genus of ladybugs”)
Proper noun
Cephaloscymnus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain ladybugs.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga – suborder; Cucujiformia – infraorder; Cucujoidea – superfamily; Coccinellidae – family; Coccinellinae – subfamily; Cephaloscymnini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cephaloscymnus zimmermanni – type species
Derived terms
Further reading
Cephaloscymnus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cephaloscymnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
