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Research Project: Productive Cropping Systems Based on Ecological Principles of Pest Management

Location: Integrated Cropping Systems Research

Title: New records of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from the Northeastern United States

Author
item Hesler, Louis

Submitted to: Entomological News
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/10/2020
Publication Date: 1/21/2021
Citation: Hesler, L.S. 2021. New records of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from the Northeastern United States. Entomological News. 129(4):395-399. https://doi.org/10.3157/021.129.0407.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3157/021.129.0407

Interpretive Summary: New geographic records are reported from the northeastern United States for four species of lady beetles, which are known only by their scientific name. Delphastus pusillus, a predator of whiteflies, is newly reported from the states of Maine and New Hampshire. Nephus ornatus naviculatus, Hyperaspidius transfugatus, and Hyperaspis brunnescens are newly reported for New Hampshire. The new records represent modest range extensions for these species. Such records improve fundamental knowledge about insect communities in the northeastern United States. Additional sampling is needed to determine the extent of their distributions and to determine specific prey associations for these lady beetles in the region.

Technical Abstract: New geographic records are reported from the northeastern United States for four species of lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Delphastus pusillus (LeConte, 1852) is newly reported from the states of Maine and New Hampshire. Nephus ornatus naviculatus (Casey, 1899), Hyperaspidius transfugatus Casey, 1899, and Hyperaspis brunnescens Dobzhansky, 1941 are newly reported for New Hampshire. The new records represent modest range extensions for these species. The records improve fundamental knowledge about insect communities in the northeastern United States, but additional sampling is needed to ascertain the extent of their distributions and to determine prey associations for these species in this region.