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Stethorus utilis

Stethorus utilis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from North Carolina to Florida, west to eastern Texas.

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Stethorus utilis
Scientific classification Edit this 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)
Synonyms1
  • Scymnus utilis Horn, 1895
  • Stethorus atomus Casey, 1899

Stethorus utilis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America,123 where it has been recorded from North Carolina to Florida, west to eastern Texas.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1–2 mm. They have a black body, while the antennae, mouthparts and legs are yellow.4

References

References

  1. "Stethorus utilis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Stethorus utilis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. 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

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.