Stethorus
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 punctillum
| Stethorus | |
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| Stethorus punctillum | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Coleoptera | 
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia | 
| Family: | Coccinellidae | 
| Subfamily: | Scymninae | 
| Genus: | Stethorus Weise, 1885  | 
Species
    
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</thatsmall>
 - 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
- "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
- 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
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