Microweisea suturalis
| Microweisea suturalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Microweisea |
| Species: | M. suturalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Microweisea suturalis (Schwarz, 1904)
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Microweisea suturalis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in California.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.0–1.1 mm. They have a piceous coloured body. The elytron is yellowish brown.[1]
Biology
It was introduced on Bermuda for the control of Lepidosaphes pallida and Carulaspis minima.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gordon, Robert D.; Hilburn, Daniel J. (July 1990). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of Bermuda". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 98 (3). New York Entomological Society: 265–309. Retrieved August 15, 2025.