Coccoidea-predator
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Cybocephalus
Cybocephalus is a genus of small beetles in the family Cybocephalidae, comprising over 200 described species. Members are specialized predators of scale insects (Coccoidea), particularly diaspidids (armored scales) and other sessile Hemiptera. The genus has been widely studied for biological control applications against agricultural and horticultural pests. Species occur across multiple continents with documented distributions in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East.