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Serangiini
Serangium parcesetosum adult
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Microweiseinae
Tribe: Serangiini
Pope, 1962

Serangiini is a tribe of ladybird beetles most notable for preying on whiteflies, an agricultural pest.[1][2]

Distribution

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Currently, Serangiini mainly inhabit tropical regions, with a few taxa residing in more temperate regions.[3]

Genera

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References

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  1. ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1977). "Classification and Phylogeny of the New World Sticholotidinae (Coccinellidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 31 (3): 185–228. ISSN 0010-065X.
  2. ^ Giraldi, Greissi Tente; Guerreiro, Julio César; Francisco, João Paulo; Prado, Evandro Pereira; Ferreira-Filho, Pedro José (2022-11-04). "First record of Delphastus argentinicus Nunenmacher (Coccinellidae: Serangiini) as a predator to whitefly in cassava crops". EntomoBrasilis. 15: e1009–e1009. doi:10.12741/ebrasilis.v15.e1009. ISSN 1983-0572.
  3. ^ Szawaryn, Karol; Szwedo, Jacek (2018-12-01). "Have ladybird beetles and whiteflies co-existed for at least 40 Mya?". PalZ. 92 (4): 593–603. doi:10.1007/s12542-018-0409-5. ISSN 1867-6812.