Horn 1895: 83
The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Romanowski, Jerzy
Ceryngier, Piotr
Větrovec, Jaroslav
Szawaryn, Karol
Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-23
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101
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(Horn, 1895)
Horn
1895
[151,571,1527,1554]
Insecta
Coccinellidae
Delphastus
Animalia
Coleoptera
3
104
Arthropoda
species
catalinae
( Fig. 3A–F)
Cryptognatha catalinae Horn 1895: 83.
Material examined. Total of 110 specimenscollected from palms, including Phoenix canariensisH. Wildpret, Yuccasp., Punica granatumL., Hibiscussp., Nerium oleanderL. and Euphorbiasp. at Caleta de Fuste ( 13.II.2017, 30.III.2017), Costa Calma (08–09.II.2017, 11.II.2917, 14.II.2017, 21–22.III.2017), La Lajita ( 23.III.2017) and Morro Jable ( 24.III.2017). Distribution. New to Fuerteventura. Reported from La Gomera and Tenerife by Eizaguirre (2007)and Oromí & Báez (2010). This species of native distribution in southern California ( Gordon 1994) is now widespread in North America ( Hoelmer & Pickett 2003). Also widely used in Europe as a biological control agent but stable populations have not been established.