Stethorus utilis

Stethorus utilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Stethorus
Species:	S. utilis
Binomial name
Stethorus utilis (Horn, 1895)
Synonyms [1]
Scymnus utilisHorn, 1895 Stethorus atomusCasey, 1899

Stethorus utilis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America ^{[1] [2] [3]} , 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

1. "Stethorus utilis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Stethorus utilis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Stethorus utilis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. 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

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