CHILOCORINAE, Mulsant, 1846

Peck, Stewart B., 2011, The beetles of Martinique, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera); diversity and distributions, Insecta Mundi 2011 (178), pp. 1-57 : 27

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scientific name	CHILOCORINAE
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SUBFAMILY CHILOCORINAE

TRIBE CHILOCORINI

Cladis nitidula Fabricius 1792: 286 ; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 483; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 451; Bennett and Simmonds 1964: 92. Distribution. Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia; widespread Antilles endemic. Genus endemic to West Indies. Notes. Predator on Asterolecanium sp.

Chilocorus cacti (Linnaeus) 1767: 584 ( Coccinella View in CoL ); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 451; Ramos 1946: 37; Wolcott 1950: 311 ; Bennett and Simmonds 1964: 91; Miskimen and Bond 1970: 90; Bennett and Alam 1985: 25; Gordon 1985: 646; Ivie et al. 2008b: 251 (Chilocerus); Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 27; Pérez- Gelabert 2008: 108. Distribution. Bahamas, Barbados Cuba, Dominica, Hispaniola, Martinique, Mona, Montserrat, Puerto Rico (introduced), St. Croix. USA to Mexico to Trinidad, Guyana, South America View in CoL ; widespread New World. Notes. An important introduced biocontrol agent; predaceous on Barbados on Planococcus citri View in CoL , Phenacoccus gossypii View in CoL , Icerya purchasi Maskell View in CoL , Aspidiotus destructor View in CoL , Aleurodicus cocois View in CoL , A. dispersus View in CoL , Coccus viridis View in CoL , Geococcus coffeae , Lepidosaphes beckii View in CoL , and Asrerolecanium bambusae (Boisduval) .

Curinus coeruleus Mulsant 1850: 472 ; Bennett and Simmonds 1964: 92. Distribution. Barbados (probably introduced, det. R. D. Gordon), Martinique, Puerto Rico (introduced from Martinique, Wolcott 1950: 312 ). USA (FL), Mexico to Trinidad and Brazil; widespread New World. Notes. Predator on Asterolecanium bambusae .