Biology:Stethorus tridens

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Short description: Species of beetle

Stethorus tridens
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Stethorus
Species:
S. tridens
Binomial name
Stethorus tridens
Gordon, 1982

Stethorus tridens is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Honduras, Nicaragua and Colombia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1-1.15 mm. Adults are black.

Biology

It has been recorded preying on Tetranychus cinnabaru and Tetranychus urticae.[1]

References

  1. Gordon, Robert D. (1982). "New species and new synonymy in neotropical Stethorus Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin (Coleopterists Society) 36 (1): 121-126. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4007987. Retrieved August 13, 2025. 

Wikidata ☰ Q118540083 entry