Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Scymninae » Spider Mite Destroyers (Stethorus) » Lesser Mite Destroyer (Stethorus pusillus)

Species Stethorus pusillus - Lesser Mite Destroyer

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Remarks · Works Cited
Stethorus - Stethorus pusillus lady beetle - Stethorus pusillus - female Beetle - Stethorus pusillus - male Beetle - Stethorus pusillus Stethorus punctillum (Weise) - Stethorus pusillus Stethorus punctillum (Weise) - Stethorus pusillus Stethorus punctillum (Weise) - Stethorus pusillus Stethorus punctillum (Weise) - Stethorus pusillus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Coccinelloidea
No Taxon (Coccinellid group)
Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)
Subfamily Scymninae
Genus Stethorus (Spider Mite Destroyers)
Species pusillus (Lesser Mite Destroyer)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Stethorus punctillum Weise 1891
Explanation of Names
Stethorus pusillus (Herbst 1797)
Size
1.2‒1.5 mm(1)
Range
native to the Palaearctic, introduced and established in NA (MA‒e.WI, PNW) ‒map(2)(3)
Food
mites
Remarks
Introduced from Europe as biocontrol agent in 1955 but failed to establish and was repeatedly reintroduced thereafter
Works Cited
1.Lompe A. (2002‒) Die Käfer Europas: Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
2.The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico
Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.
3.Biological control: A guide to natural enemies in North America
Contributed by Tim Moyer on 24 May, 2011 - 1:42pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, v belov, James Bailey
Last updated 10 May, 2024 - 8:49pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact