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| Stethorus utilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Stethorus |
| Species: | S. utilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stethorus utilis (Horn, 1895) | |
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Stethorus utilis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from North Carolina to Florida, west to eastern Texas.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 1–2 mm. They have a black body, while the antennae, mouthparts and legs are yellow.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Stethorus utilis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ "Stethorus utilis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ "Stethorus utilis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.