Scymnus (Pullus) loewii 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 : 510

Scymnus (Pullus) loewii Mulsant 1850 ( Fig 5h ).

Examined material: Not available.

Original reference: Desender & Baert (1996): “ Scymnus loewii Mulsant, Easter Island, [Nr.59], 40m, 30 No-vember– 20 December 1996, Residential Gomero, culture zone, garden with open grassland (60% cover)”.

Comments: North American species. Currently present in all South America, in mainland Chile recorded in 1989 (Aguilera & Rojas 1989), with established populations between Arica and Ñuble (González 2006).

Summary: The Coccinellidae fauna of Rapa Nui is composed of twelve species, all introduced and only two natives from Chile. There are not endemic species for the island. This could be associated to the degradation of the environment. Most of the species are related with pest control with high adaptability of a diverse range of environments. Campos & Peña (1973) and Desender & Baert (1996) recorded E. connexa . The Chilean specimens of this species has been currently split into: E. chilensis Hofmann , E. loaensis González and E. concordia González ( González 2014) . Actually, of all the species in the genus only E. loaensis has been found on the island.

Figures

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.