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]

Stethorus punctum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Stethorus
Species:
S. punctum
Binomial name
Stethorus punctum
(LeConte, 1852)

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

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These two subspecies belong to the species Stethorus punctum:

  • Stethorus punctum picipes Casey, 1899
  • Stethorus punctum punctum (LeConte, 1852)

References

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  1. ^ "Stethorus punctum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Stethorus punctum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ "Stethorus punctum". Cornell University College of Agricultire and Life Sciences. Retrieved 2024-08-14.

Further reading

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