Scymninae Mulsant, 1846

Hesler, Louis S., 2009, An annotated checklist of the lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of Iowa, U. S. A., Insecta Mundi 2009 (91), pp. 1-10 : 2-5

Subfamily Scymninae Mulsant

Tribe Stethorini Dobzhansky

Stethorus punctum punctum (LeConte) . Boone, Henry, Story, Woodbury (ISUI, IISC). Statewide ( Gordon 1985: 95).

Tribe Scymnini Mulsant

Nephaspis oculatus (Blatchley) . Boone (ISUI) ( Wingo 1952: 44, as Nephaspis amnicola Wingo ; Gordon 1985: 102).

Didion punctatum (Melsheimer) . Story, Tama. (ISUI) ( Wingo 1952: 27, as Scymnus punctatus ). Statewide ( Gordon 1985: 110).

Didion nanum (LeConte) . Central Iowa ( Wingo 1952: 28, as Scymnus nanus ; Gordon 1985: 111). No specimens examined.

Scymnus (Scymnus) americanus Mulsant. Boone, Fayette, Hamilton, Story (ISUI). ( Wingo 1952: 29; Gordon 1976: 35).

Map 1. The counties of Iowa, U.S.A.

Scymnus (Pullus) kansanus Casey. Henry and Louisa (IISC), Lee and Warren ( Wingo 1952: 29).

Scymnus (Pullus) cervicalis Mulsant. Scott ( Gordon 1976: 95) . No specimens examined.

Scymnus (Pullus) rubricaudus Casey. Fremont, Story (DAVC, ISUI). Also Appanoose, Boone, Van Buren, and Woodbury ( Wingo 1952: 32-33). Gordon (1976: 98) projected the distribution of S. rubricaudus into southeastern Iowa.

Scymnus (Pullus) fraternus LeConte. Bremer, Clayton, Dickinson, Monona, Muscatine and Tama (IISC). Also Woodbury ( Wingo 1952: 31), Allamakee and Johnson ( Gordon 1976: 110).

Scymnus (Pullus) loewii Mulsant. Fremont (DAVC). Also Page County (“Shenandoah”; Wingo 1952: 30, as Scymnus (Pullus) cinctus Leconte ).

Scymnus (Pullus) tenebrosus Mulsant. New state record. Ames, Story County, 17 August 1926 (ISUI). Wingo (1952: 40) did not list S. tenebrosus from Iowa, although he had made a species determination in 1950 of the specimen listed here.

Scymnus (Pullus) iowensis Casey. Boone, Linn, Page, Story (DAVC, ISUI). Also Black Hawk, Cass, Jefferson, and Wapello counties ( Wingo 1952: 41), and Buchanan, Henry, Johnson and Plymouth counties ( Gordon 1976: 156).

Scymnus (Pullus) consobrinus LeConte. Clayton, Woodbury ( Wingo 1952: 42; Gordon 1976: 190). No specimens examined.

Scymnus (Pullus) compar Casey. Allamakee, Dickinson ( Gordon 1976: 206) . No specimens examined.

Scymnus (Pullus) uncus Wingo. Monona (holotype male; Wingo 1952: 38). No specimens examined.

Scymnus (Pullus) puncticollis LeConte. Appanoose, Bremer, Emmett, Hancock, Henry , Iowa, Polk and Story (ISUI, IISC) ( Wingo 1952: 37).

Scymnus (Pullus) caudalis LeConte. Henry, Scott, Woodbury ( Gordon 1976: 256) . No specimens examined.

Scymnus (Pullus) creperus Mulsant. Lee, Page (ISUI). Gordon (1976: 260) stated lectotypes (not holotype and allotype; Wingo 1952:36, as Scymnus (Pullus) hortensis new species) were from Page County.

Scymnus (Pullus) brullei Mulsant. Boone, Clayton , Delaware, Fremont, Guthrie, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Story, Van Buren, Washington (ISUI, IISC) ( Wingo 1952: 33). Statewide ( Gordon 1976: 270).

Nephus (Scymnobius) flavifrons (Melsheimer) . Boone, Henry, Story (ISUI, IISC). Also Johnson County ( Gordon 1976: 292). Wingo (1952: 43) also listed this species (as Scymnus (Nephus) flavifrons Melsh. ) from Iowa.

Nephus (Scymnobius) intrusus (Horn) . Wingo (1952: 43) noted this species as occurring in Iowa but presented no records. Distribution of N. intrusus in Iowa is plausible, as it has been found throughout the eastern U.S. ( Gordon 1985: 310).

Tribe Diomini Gordon

Diomus amabilis (LeConte) . Dickinson ( Wingo 1952: 43, as Scymnus (Diomus) amabilis ). No specimens examined.

Diomus myrmidon (Mulsant) . Henry (IISC; Wingo 1952: 43, as Scymnus quadritaeniatus ; Gordon 1976: 331).

Diomus debilis (LeConte) . New state record. Nevada, Story County, 15 November 18_3 (?) (ISUI). The printing on the specimen label is faint, and the exact decade of collection cannot be determined.

Tribe Hyperaspidini Mulsant

Hyperaspidius transfugatus Casey. Dickinson ( Wingo 1952: 26) . No specimens examined.

Hyperaspidius militaris (LeConte) . Dickinson (MCZ) ( Wingo 1952: 27).

Hyperaspidius wolcotti (Nunemacher) . Linn (DAVC). Also Emmett County ( Gordon 1985: 385).

Hyperaspidius vittigerus (LeConte) . Dickinson, Story (ISUI) ( Wingo 1952: 26).

Hyperaspis proba (Say) . Dickinson, Story, Van Buren, Warren (ISUI, IISC) ( Wingo 1952: 25). Statewide ( Gordon 1985: 414).

Hyperaspis rivularis Dobzhansky. Story, Van Buren (ISUI) ( Wingo 1952: 26).

Hyperaspis binotata (Say) . Boone, Cedar, Dickinson, Linn, Muscatine, Page, Story, Tama, Washington (ISUI). Statewide ( Gordon 1985: 423).

Hyperaspis signata signata (Olivier) . The only specimen examined bore the label “ Iowa, September” (IISC) ( Wingo 1952: 25, as Hyperaspis signata (Olivier)) . Gordon (1985: 429) projected the distribution of H. signata signata into southeastern Iowa.

Hyperaspis lugubris (Randall) . Davis, Story (ISUI). Also Johnson and Madison ( Gordon 1985: 446). Wingo (1952: 25) listed this species from Iowa.

Hyperaspis lateralis Mulsant. New state record. Ledges State Park, Boone County, 29 September 1969, Stephen L. Schutte (ISUI).

Hyperaspis deludens Gordon. New state record. Marion, Indian Creek, Linn County, 28 June1980, Doug A. Veal, 1 female (DAVC).

Hyperaspis pratensis LeConte. Story (ISUI) ( Wingo 1952: 25).

Hyperaspis inflexa Casey. Warren (IISC) ( Wingo 1952: 26, as Hyperaspis fimbriolata Melsheimer ).

Hyperaspis troglodytes Mulsant. Henry, Madison, Story, Woodbury (ISUI, IISC) ( Wingo 1952: 26, as Hyperaspis disconotata troglodytes Mulsant ; Gordon 1985: 534).

Hyperaspis undulata (Say) . Black Hawk, Boone, Fremont, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Howard, Humboldt, Kossuth, Linn, Muscatine, Page, Polk, Sioux, Story, Van Buren, Webster, Winnebago, Woodbury (ISUI, IISC, LCIC, SDSU). Essentially statewide ( Wingo 1952: 26; Gordon 1985: 536).

Hyperaspis brunnescens Dobzhansky. Clarke ( Gordon 1985: 544) . No specimens examined.

Hyperaspis quadrivittata LeConte. Iowa (IISC) ( Wingo 1952: 26).

Tribe Brachiacanthini Mulsant

Brachiacantha dentipes (F.). Story (ISUI). Gordon (1985: 564) projected the distribution of B. dentipes into extreme southern Iowa.

Brachiacantha rotunda Gordon. Buchanan, Johnson ( Gordon 1985: 575) . No specimens examined.

Brachiacantha felina (F.). Boone, Polk, Story (ISUI) ( Wingo 1952: 27, as Brachyacantha bolli Crotch). Gordon (1985: 577) showed a virtual statewide distribution for this species.

Brachiacantha decempustulata (Melsheimer) . Boone (ISUI) ( Wingo 1952: 27, as Brachyacantha felina (Fab.)) .

Brachiacantha ursina (F.). Boone, Davis, Decatur, Dickinson, Guthrie, Hamilton, Johnson, Kossuth, Lyon, Mahaska, Pocahontas, Story, Webster, Winneshiek, Woodbury (DAVC, ISUI). Distributed throughout Iowa except for extreme southwest corner ( Gordon 1985: 580).

Brachiacantha quadripunctata quadripunctata (Melsheimer) . Linn, Story, Webster (DAVC, ISUI). Gordon (1985: 591) projected a distribution of B. quadripunctata quadripunctata into roughly the southern half of Iowa.

Brachiacantha indubitalis Crotch. No specimens examined. Distributed over roughly eastern two-thirds of state ( Gordon 1985: 596).