Stethorus is a genus of spider mite destroyers in the beetle family Coccinellidae. There are more than 40 described species in Stethorus.[1][2][3]
| Stethorus | |
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| Stethorus punctillum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Scymninae |
| Genus: | Stethorus Weise, 1885 |
Species edit
These 49 species belong to the genus Stethorus:
- Stethorus aptus Kapur, 1948
- Stethorus atomus Casey
- Stethorus balearicus Fursch, 1987
- Stethorus bifidus Kapur, 1948
- Stethorus brasilensis Gordon & Chapin, 1983
- Stethorus brevis Casey
- Stethorus caribus Gordon & Chapin, 1983
- Stethorus caseyi Gordon & Chapin, 1983
- Stethorus chengi Sasaji, 1968
- Stethorus comoriensis Chazeau, 1971
- Stethorus emarginatus Miyatake, 1966
- Stethorus fijiensis Kapur, 1948
- Stethorus fractus Gordon & Chapin, 1983
- Stethorus gilvifrons (Mulsant, 1850)
- Stethorus griseus , 1979
- Stethorus grossepunctatus Gordon & Chapin, 1983
- Stethorus gutierrezi Chazeau, 1979
- Stethorus hirashimai Sasaji, 1967
- Stethorus japonicus H.Kamiya, 1959
- Stethorus jejunus Casey
- Stethorus klapperichi Yu, 1995
- Stethorus loi Sasaji, 1968
- Stethorus mayaroi Gordon & Chapin, 1983
- Stethorus micellus Gordon & Chapin, 1983
- Stethorus minutalus Gordon & Chapin, 1983
- Stethorus muriculatus Yu, 1995
- Stethorus murilloi Gordon
- Stethorus nigripes Kapur, 1948
- Stethorus parcepunctatus Kapur, 1948
- Stethorus pinachi Gordon & Chapin, 1983
- Stethorus proximus Chazeau, 1979
- Stethorus pseudocaribus Gordon & Chapin, 1983
- Stethorus punctillum (Weise, 1891) (lesser mite destroyer)
- Stethorus punctum (LeConte, 1852) (spider mite destroyer)
- Stethorus pusillus (Herbst, 1797)
- Stethorus rani Kapur, 1948
- Stethorus salutaris Kapur, 1948
- Stethorus simillimus Gordon & Chapin, 1983
- Stethorus siphonulus Kapur, 1948
- Stethorus sylvestris Chazeau, 1995
- Stethorus tenerifensis Fürsch, 1987
- Stethorus tetranychi Kapur, 1948
- Stethorus tridens Gordon
- Stethorus truncatus Kapur, 1948
- Stethorus utilis (Horn, 1895)
- Stethorus vagans (Blackburn, 1892)
- Stethorus vinsoni Kapur, 1948
- Stethorus wollastoni Kapur, 1948
- Stethorus yezoensis Miyatake, 1966
References edit
- ^ "Stethorus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Stethorus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Stethorus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading edit
- Fürsch, Helmut (1990). "Valid genera and subgenera of Coccinellidae" (PDF). Coccinella. 2 (1): 7–18. ISSN 0935-8196.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
External links edit
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