Harmonia Mulsant, 1846

Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De & Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura, 2025, A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 5728 (3), pp. 451-495 : 464

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Harmonia Mulsant, 1846 View in CoL

Harmonia Mulsant, 1846: 108 View in CoL ; 1850: 75; Timberlake, 1943: 17; Gordon, 1987: 12–15, 19–20, 22; Ślipiński, 2007: 161. Leis Mulsant, 1850: 241 ; Crotch, 1874: 119; Korschefsky, 1932: 273; Miyatake, 1965: 60.

Ballia Mulsant, 1853: 162 View in CoL ; Crotch, 1874: 126; Korschefsky, 1932: 278; Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1979: 71.

Callineda Crotch, 1871: 6 ; Timberlake, 1943: 17.

Stictoleis Crotch, 1874: 118 ; Korschefsky, 1932: 275; Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1979: 71.

Ptychanatis Crotch, 1874: 122 ; Korschefsky, 1932: 440.

Rhopaloneda Timberlake, 1943: 17 ; Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1982: 458.

Type species: Coccinella marginepunctata Schaller, 1783 ; by subsequent designation of Timberlake (1943).

Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão.

Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Harmonia axyridis ( Pallas, 1773) [ new record] ( Fig. 14 View FIGURES 14–19 ).

Material examined. Harmonia axyridis : “ BRASIL, Maranhão,/ 2014-2015,/ Ramos, A. S. J. C. leg.” “ Harmonia axyridis / ( Pallas, 1773)/ Almeida, L. M. det 2020” [white label] 2 ex. [ DZUP 246735 View Materials , 401706 View Materials ] .

Comments. This genus has a natural distribution in Asia and Australasia ( Ślipiński 2007). This is the first record of Harmonia for NE Brazil, given by the occurrence of the exotic H. axyridis .