Serangiini Explained

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

Distribution

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

Genera

• Catanella (Miyatake, 1961)
• Delphastus (Casey, 1899)
• Microscymnus (Champion, 1913)
• Microserangium (Miyatake, 1961)
• Pangia (Wang & Ren, 2012)
• Serangium (Blackburn, 1889)

Notes and References

1. Gordon . Robert D. . 1977 . Classification and Phylogeny of the New World Sticholotidinae (Coccinellidae) . The Coleopterists Bulletin . 31 . 3 . 185–228 . 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 . en . 15 . e1009–e1009 . 10.12741/ebrasilis.v15.e1009 . 1983-0572. free .
3. Szawaryn . Karol . Szwedo . Jacek . 2018-12-01 . Have ladybird beetles and whiteflies co-existed for at least 40 Mya? . PalZ . en . 92 . 4 . 593–603 . 10.1007/s12542-018-0409-5 . 1867-6812.