Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1772)

Gonzalez, Guillermo, Cotoras, Darko D. & Grez, Audrey A., 2020, Annotated list of island lady beetles from Chile (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Zootaxa 4852 (5), pp. 501-526 : 508

Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1772) ( Fig 3n ).

Examined material: “ II-2019, in avocado and lemon trees”, SAG.

Original reference: First record of this species for Rapa Nui.

Comments: This Asian species has been worldwide introduced, with presence in Chile since at least 2003 ( Grez et al. 2010). Currently established between Iquique and Puerto Montt, with additional records in Arica and Magallanes. It is also present in most of the countries in South America (González 2006). This species has been assigned several times as a threat to local Coccinellidae , based on the effects reported in Chile and in other countries where it has established ( Grez et al. 2016; Roy et al. 2016).

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FIGURE 3. Island Coccinellidae from Chile, Coccinellini Part I. a: Adalia angulifera; b: A. bipunctata; c: A. deficiens; d: A. kuscheli; e: Cycloneda germainii; f: C. limbicollis; g: C. patagonica; h: Eriopis chilensis; i: E. eschscholtzii; j: E. loaensis; k: E. magellanica; l: E. opposita; m: Eriopis sp.; n: Harmonia axyridis.