Stethorus punctum, known generally as the spider mite destroyer or black mite destroyer, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Stethorus |
| Species: | S. punctum
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| Stethorus punctum (LeConte, 1852)
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Stethorus punctum is strictly a predator of plant-feeding mites, particularly the spider mites such as the European red mite and the two-spotted spider mite, and especially the eggs. [4]
Subspecies
editThese two subspecies belong to the species Stethorus punctum:
- Stethorus punctum picipes Casey, 1899
- Stethorus punctum punctum (LeConte, 1852)
References
edit- ^ "Stethorus punctum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Stethorus punctum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Stethorus punctum species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Stethorus punctum". Cornell University College of Agricultire and Life Sciences. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
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.
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