Biology:Clitostethus arcuatus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Clitostethus arcuatus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Clitostethus
Species:
C. arcuatus
Binomial name
Clitostethus arcuatus
(Rossi, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella arcuata Rossi, 1794
  • Scymnus (Pullus) abeillei Weise, 1884

Clitostethus arcuatus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is native to Europe, but has also been reported from Bermuda.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.3–1.5 mm. Adults are black to light brown. The lateral area of the pronotum is yellow and the elytron has a yellow band and a dark discal spot.

Biology

They prey on whitefly species.[1]

References

  1. Gordon, Robert D.; Hilburn, Daniel J. (July 1990). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of Bermuda". Journal of the New York Entomological Society (New York Entomological Society) 98 (3): 265–309. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25009841. Retrieved August 15, 2025. 

Wikidata ☰ Q890476 entry