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Adalia decempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), a Palaearctic species now established in North America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2023

David W. Langor Open the ORCID record for David W. Langor [Opens in a new window] ,
Shawn Abraham ,
Barry Hicks  and
H.E. James Hammond
David W. Langor*
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, 5320 – 122 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6H 3S5, Canada
Shawn Abraham
Affiliation:
University of Alberta, Department of Biological Sciences, P217, Biological Sciences Building, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E9, Canada
Barry Hicks
Affiliation:
College of the North Atlantic, 4 Pike’s Lane, Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1Y 1A7, Canada
H.E. James Hammond
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, 5320 – 122 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6H 3S5, Canada
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Corresponding author: David W. Langor; Email: david.langor@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
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Abstract

The Palaearctic ten-spotted lady beetle, Adalia decempunctata (Linnaeus), has been confirmed as established in North America, based on morphological characters and DNA barcodes. Its distribution currently appears limited to the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, Canada. Several characters, including the colour of the mesepimera, frons, labrum, antennal club, mouthparts, and legs, are reliable for discriminating among this species and the native, Holarctic two-spotted lady beetle, Adalia bipunctata (Linnaeus), in Newfoundland. An identification key to the two species is provided.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 155 , 2023 , e35
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© Natural Resources Canada and the Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Entomological Society of Canada

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