Adalia deficiens Mulsant, 1850

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 : 512

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4852.5.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:47B2C796-76E1-40EF-A2B3-F587951CDA04
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4509454
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A087C4-0969-FFA3-2A86-54CAFB23FD0E
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Adalia deficiens Mulsant, 1850
status

Treatment

Adalia deficiens Mulsant, 1850 ( Fig 3c View FIGURE 3 ).

Examined material: 1 ex. “[ Chile, J. Fernández], on [ luma de Juan Fernández ] Myrceugenia fernandeziana [(Hook. & Arn.) Johow] 5 Nov 2005, 700113, Plazoleta el Yunque, 6274877” ( MNHN); 1 ex. “[ Chile, J. Fernández], on luma [ Myrceugenia fernandeziana ], 33°37′05,7″ [S]. 78°52′30.9″ [W]” ( MNHN).

Original reference: First record of this species for Juan Fernández archipelago.

Comments: Native to mainland Chile, has been abundant between the provinces of Antofagasta and Última Esperanza. It is also present in Argentina and probably in Uruguay (González 2006).