Taxonomy

Domain	Eukarya
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Subclass	Pterygota
Infraclass	Neoptera
Order	Coleoptera
Suborder	Polyphaga
Infraorder	Cucujiformia
Superfamily	Nitiduloidea
Family	Nitidulidae
Subfamily	Cybocephalinae
Genus	Cybocephalus

Scientific Name

Cybocephalus nipponicus

Common Name

scale picnic beetle

Introduction

Identification

Biology

As a biological control

The scale picnic beetle, Cybocephalus nipponicus, is a small black (female) to black/orange (male) beetle. It feeds on armored scales, including euonymus scale, San Jose scale, and elongate hemlock scale. It may also be a predator of other scales.

Commercial Suppliers

Company	State	Country
Great Lakes IPM, Inc.	MI	USA
Greenfire	CA	USA
The Green Spot Ltd.	NH	USA
IPM Laboratories, Inc.	NY	USA
Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc.	CA	USA