Harmonia octomaculata (Fabricius)

Nattier, Romain, Jourdan, Hervé, Mille, Christian & Chazeau, Jean, 2015, An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from New Caledonia, Zootaxa 4058 (3), pp. 301-331 : 307

Harmonia octomaculata (Fabricius)

Coccinella octomaculata Fabricius, 1781: 97 (not Thunberg, 1781: 131). Coccinella arcuata Fabricius 1787: 55 .

Harmonia arcuata: Mulsant 1850: 77 .

This species is widespread in Asia and also from Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji Islands, Micronesia (Marianna, Marshall, Kiribati), Cook Islands and French Polynesia. It is also known from South Africa. According to this geographic range, we consider that this species was moved by anthropogenic activities. This species was recorded early by Montrouzier (1861) from Ile Art and Balade. In New Caledonia, this species is widespread on both coasts, valleys from the Central Range including also the remote Chesterfield Islands but not recorded from Loyalty. This is a polyphagous predator of Hemiptera ( Cicadellidae , Aphididae [ Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) ], Psyllidae [ Heteropsylla cubana ]).

Material examined. NEW CALEDONIA: Bourail, 11.iv.1933 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Houaïlou, 15.iii.1982 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Iles Chesterfield, I. Loop, 2.x.1977 (J. Kusser rec.) ( ONNC); Iles Loyauté, Maré ( ONNC); La Foa, 2.x.1979 (B. Sallée rec.) ( ONNC); Mt Dore, La Coulée, 4.xii.1979 (J. Gutierrez rec.) ( ONNC); Mts Koghi, 12.x.1958 ( Y. Shibata rec.) ( ONNC); Nouméa, i-iii.1955 ( ONNC); Nouméa, v.1959 ( ONNC); Nouméa, 11.iv.1988 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Païta, 21.v.1979 (B. Sallée rec.) ( ONNC); Pied du Col d'Amos, versant Est, 22.ix.1988 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Poindimié, 30.x.1988 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Port- Laguerre, Station Agricole, 3.iii.1977 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Port-Laguerre, Station Agricole, 3.iii.1977 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Port-Laguerre, ii-vi.1977 (A. Delobel rec.) ( ONNC); Port-Laguerre, 19.vii.1986 (R. Toutain rec.) ( ONNC); Pouembout, 17.ix.1975 (J. Gutierrez rec.) ( ONNC); Sud de Kaala-Gomen (6 km), 31.iii.1986 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Thio Ouroué, 5.i.1982 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Ile longue, Chesterfield islands, xi.2012 (E. Bourguet et H. Jourdan rec.) ( ONNC); La Foa, Pocquereux, 21.73205°S / 165.89936°E / 32m, 09.iii.2007 (N. Degallier rec.) ( CXMNC); La Foa, Méaré, 16.i.2007 (R-M. M'Boueri rec.) ( CXMNC); La Foa, Pocquereux, 21°44’S / 165°54’E / 28m, 07.i.2002 (C. Mille rec.) ( CXMNC); La Foa, Pocquereux, 21°44’S / 165°54’E / 28m, 15.xii.1999 (J-P. Kataoui rec.) ( CXMNC); La Foa, Pocquereux, 21.89630°S / 165.81789°E / 28m, 20.viii.2012 (R-M. M'Boueri rec.) ( CXMNC); Païta, Naïa, COL /ins/ 35-14, 24.i.2014 (R-M. M'Boueri & C. Mille rec.) ( CXMNC); Koumac, Tiébaghi, 20°28.074'S / 164°12.035'E / 448m, 09.iii.2013 (C. Mille rec.) ( CXMNC); Boulouparis, Ouenghi, 21°53'51.61"S / 166°06'49.62’’E / 7m, 10.ii.2012 (C. Mille rec.) ( CXMNC); Maré chez M. N. Warékaicane, 07.xi.2000 (D. Paulaud rec.) ( CXMNC); Boulouparis, Ouenghi, 21°53.821’S / 166°06.656’E / 7m, 22.viii.2012 (S. Cazères & R-M. M'Boueri rec.) ( CXMNC); Boulouparis, Ouenghi, 21°53.801’S / 166°06.662’E / 7m, 26.ix.2012 (S. Cazères, R-M. M'Boueri, J. Brinon rec.) ( CXMNC); Oua Tom, 4.iv.1995 (M. Boulard rec.) ( MNHN); Nouméa, 1904 (R. Bavay rec.) ( MNHN); Magenta, 21.i.1951 ( MNHN).