Parastethorus histrio (Chazeau 1974)

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 : 510

Parastethorus histrio (Chazeau 1974) ( Fig 5d ).

Examined material: 2 exx. “ Chile, Isla de Pascua, Hanga Roa, 27°9′24.6″ S 109°26′08.0″ W, 21-IV-2006, col. J. Mondaca ” ( MNHN) .

Original reference: González (2008): “ Isla de Pascua”.

Comments: The native distribution of the species is around the Indian Ocean, later introduced to South America as predator for spider mites ( Arachnida: Tetranichydae). It is also present in Argentina, Brazil, Perú, Paraguay and Uruguay. In Chile is distributed between Arica and Valparaíso (González 2006), where it has been recorded as a predator of mite pests Panonychus citri (Mc. Gregor) , Tetranychus urticae Kock , Brevipalpus chilensis Baker and Panonychus ulmi (Koch) ( Aguilera 1987) .

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FIGURE 5. Island Coccinellidae from Chile, other tribes. a: Neoryssomus germainii; b: N. variabilis; c: Neorhyzobius fuegensis; d: Parastethorus histrio; e: Cryptolaemus montrouzieri; f: Novius cardinalis; g: Scymnus bicolor; h: Scymnus loewii; i: Hyperaspis festiva; j: Parasidis brethesi; k: Coccidophilus sp.; l: Stictospilus darwini.