Clitostethus arcuatus (Rossi, 1794)
Taxonomy: Polyphaga > Cucujoidea > Coccinellidae > Clitostethus > Clitostethus arcuatus
Images
Source:
Lech Borowiec
Description
Length: 1.2-1.5mm. Basic colour: dark brown to black. Pattern: pale yellow/cream horseshoe-shaped mark in the centre of the elytra. Number of spots: 0. Pronotum: dark brown but cream at sides, or sometimes mostly cream. Head colour: dark brown to black. Leg colour: cream. Other features: hairy
Biology
Habitats: coniferous and decidous woodland and trees. Host plants: Ivy. Food: whitefly. Overwintering sites: bark crevices and under bark.
Articles
Marsh, R.J. (2005). Clitostethus arcuatus (Rossi) found in a suburban garden in Yorkshire. The Coleopterist 14(2): 81.