The larvae of Scymnini secrete a white, waxy substance, which their body is covered with.

[1] The larvae have also been known for forming small congregations of their own species, leaving a white smudge on the surface they are on.

They feed on spider mites, scale insects, Aledyrodoid moths and aphids.

The Scymnini were nomenclatured for a long time under the name Scymninae as one of numerous subfamilies of ladybugs.

[3] The internal and external classification of Scymnini within this new subfamily needs to be investigated in more detail.