Two new introduced species of Coccinellidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) detected from Madeira and mainland Portugal

Alain Migeon; António Franquinho Aguiar; Miguel M. Andrade

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Two new introduced species of Coccinellidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) detected from Madeira and mainland Portugal

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Two new introduced species of Coccinellidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) detected from Madeira and mainland Portugal

Alain Migeon, António Franquinho Aguiar and Miguel M. Andrade

Boletin de la Asociacion Espanola de Entomologia, Vol.47(1-2), pp.1-6

30/06/2023

Abstract

new country record

Olla v-nigrum

Portugal

alien species

Cheilomenes propinqua

Macaronesia

especies foráneas

Cheilomenes sexmaculata

Olla v-nigrum

Madeira

Portugal continental

nuevas citas

new species

ladybug

ladybird

Coccinellidae

insect

Insecta

chafer

Coleoptera

taxonomy (science)

invasive species

island environment

We report two alien species of Coccinellidae in Portugal. Cheilomenes sexmaculata was discovered in Algarve, mainland Portugal. The presence of Olla v-nigrum was confirmed in Madeira Island. It is the first and surprising report of Cheilomenes sexmaculata in Europe.

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Title: Two new introduced species of Coccinellidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) detected from Madeira and mainland Portugal
Creators - without role: Alain Migeon - Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations
António Franquinho Aguiar - Department of Space
Miguel M. Andrade - Auteur indépendant
Publication Details: Boletin de la Asociacion Espanola de Entomologia, Vol.47(1-2), pp.1-6
Grant note: This work was supported by the Portuguese Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) and project EXPL/ASP-AGR/0082/2021 and by INRAE.
Identifiers: 9941981409311
Academic Unit: Université de Montpellier
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-04420137