New Records of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from the Central United States
- 1 January 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Kansas Entomological Society in Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
- Vol. 92 (2), 488-491
- https://doi.org/10.2317/0022-8567-92.2.488
Abstract
New geographical records of zoological species are often discovered through processing undetermined specimens. Here, new records of five native species of lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) are reported for the central United States based on processing previously undetermined material from entomological collections: Cephaloscymnus laevis Gordon, Hyperaspidius insignis Casey, Hyperaspis punctata LeConte, Hippodamia apicalis Casey, and Anatis lecontei Casey. The new record for C. laevis represents a considerable range extension northward, whereas records for the other four species denote relatively minor geographic range extensions. These findings support the notion that systematic processing of undetermined collection material will yield new insights into the geographic ranges of various zoological species and improve understanding of biodiversity.Keywords
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