This paper provides new data on the ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae) of La Palma, one of the western islands of the Canarian archipelago. The field survey of 54 study sites resulted in recording 2494 ladybird individuals belonging to 26 species. Seven of the species recorded were new to La Palma, including two, Harmonia quadripunctata (Pontoppidan) and Nephus reunioni (Fürsch), which were not registered so far on any of the Canary Islands. Novius conicollis (Korschefsky) is synonymized with N. cruentatus (Mulsant). Taking our survey and literature reports into account, a total of at least 35 species of Coccinellidae have so far been recorded on La Palma. This richness in species is lower compared to that of the central islands of the Canarian archipelago, Gran Canaria (42 species) and Tenerife (41 species), but higher than that of the remaining four islands (between 22 and 27 species). The detection of two alien species new to La Palma, Nephaspis bicolor Gordon and Nephus reunioni (Fürsch), confirms earlier observations that colonization of the Canary Islands by ladybird species of exotic origins seems to be a frequent phenomenon.

Buzulucká 1105 50 003 Hradec Králové Czech Republic

Institute of Biological Sciences Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University Wóycickiego 1 3 01 938 Warsaw Poland

Museum and Institute of Zoology Polish Academy of Sciences Wilcza 64 00 679 Warsaw Poland

Zobrazit více v PubMed

Oromí P., de la Cruz S., Báez M. In: Lista de Especies Silvestres de Canarias. Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Arechavaleta M., Rodríguez S., Zurita N., García A., editors. Gobierno de Canarias; Tenerife, Spain: 2010. pp. 254–301. (In Spanish)

Rizza Hernández R., Hernández Suárez E. Éxito en la instalación de Nephaspis bicolor en el Control Biológico Clásico de las moscas blancas espirales en Canarias. Rev. Agropecu. 2019;23:85–93.

Eizaguirre S. Fauna canaria de coccinélidos (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), addenda et corrigenda. Bol. Soc. Entomol. Aragon. 2020;66:103–106.

Romanowski J., Ceryngier P., Vĕtrovec J., Piotrowska M., Szawaryn K. Endemics versus newcomers: The ladybird beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) fauna of Gran Canaria. Insects. 2020;11:641. doi: 10.3390/insects11090641. PubMed DOI PMC

Romanowski J., Ceryngier P. Non-indigenous ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Madeira and other Macaronesian archipelagos. BioInvasions Rec. 2022;11:876–886. doi: 10.3391/bir.2022.11.4.06. DOI

Romanowski J., Ceryngier P., Szawaryn K. First records of Pharoscymnus flexibilis (Mulsant, 1853) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. Coleopt. Bull. 2018;72:858–860. doi: 10.1649/0010-065X-72.4.858. DOI

Uyttenboogaart D.L. Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna of the Canary-Islands. Synopsis of the results of the collecting-excursions 1925 and 1927. Tijdschr. Entomol. 1930;73:211–235.

Eizaguirre S. Coleoptera, Coccinellidae. Fauna Ibérica, Volume 40. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC; Madrid, Spain: 2015. 498p

Chavanon G. Catalogue des Coléoptères de la région orientale du Maroc (Province de Guercif exceptée) Trav. Inst. Sci. Zool. 2018;57:1–192.

Lakhal M.A., Ghezali D., Nedvĕd O., Doumandji S. Checklist of ladybirds of Algeria with two new recorded species (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) ZooKeys. 2018;774:41–52. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.774.23895. PubMed DOI PMC

Soares A.O., Calado H.R., Franco J.C., Aguiar A.F., Andrade M.M., Zina V., Ameixa O.M.C.C., Borges I., Magro A. An annotated checklist of ladybeetle species (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) of Portugal, including the Azores and Madeira Archipelagos. ZooKeys. 2021;1053:107–144. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1053.64268. PubMed DOI PMC

Becker P. Island colonization by carnivorous and herbivorous Coleoptera. J. Anim. Ecol. 1975;44:893–906. doi: 10.2307/3726. DOI

Gillespie R.G., Roderick G.K. Arthropods on islands: Colonization, speciation, and conservation. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 2002;47:595–632. doi: 10.1146/annurev.ento.47.091201.145244. PubMed DOI

Romanowski J., Ceryngier P., Vĕtrovec J., Szawaryn K. The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. Zootaxa. 2019;4646:101–123. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4646.1.6. PubMed DOI

Romanowski J., Ceryngier P., Szawaryn K. New data on the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Coleopt. Bull. 2020;74:188–194. doi: 10.1649/0010-065X-74.1.188. DOI

Romanowski J., Ceryngier P., Zmuda C., Vĕtrovec J., Szawaryn K. The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from El Hierro, Canary Islands. Bonn Zool. Bull. 2020;69:249–261. doi: 10.20363/BZB-2020.69.2.249. DOI

Myers N., Mittermeier R.A., Mittermeier C.G., da Fonseca G.A.B., Kent J. Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. Nature. 2000;403:853–858. doi: 10.1038/35002501. PubMed DOI

Fernández-Palacios J.M., Whittaker R.J. The Canaries: An important biogeographical meeting place. J. Biogeogr. 2008;35:379–387. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01890.x. DOI

Che L., Zhang P., Deng S., Escalona H.E., Wang X., Li Y., Pang H., Vandenberg N., Ślipiński A., Tomaszewska W., et al. New insights into the phylogeny and evolution of lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) by extensive sampling of genes and species. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 2021;156:e107045. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107045. PubMed DOI

Hoelmer K.A., Pickett C.H. Geographic origin and taxonomic history of Delphastus spp. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in commercial culture. Biocontrol Sci. Technol. 2003;13:529–535. doi: 10.1080/0958315031000141018. DOI

Belicek J. Coccinellidae of western Canada and Alaska with analyses of the transmontane zoogeographic relationships between the fauna of British Columbia and Alberta (Insecta: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Quest. Entomol. 1976;12:283–409.

Gordon R.D. The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico. J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 1985;93:1–912.

Kovář I., Löbl I., Smetana A., editors. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 4. Apollo Books; Stentrup, Denmark: 2007. pp. 71–74, 568–630.

Bielawski R. Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of Mongolia. Annal. Zool. 1984;38:281–460.

Nedvĕd O., Biranvand A., Shakarami J., Şenal D. Potential Müllerian mimicry between Adalia bipunctata (Linnaeus) and Oenopia conglobata (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Iran. Coleopt. Bull. 2020;74:161–167. doi: 10.1649/0010-065X-74.1.161. DOI

Ellis D.R., Prokrym D.R., Adams R.G. Exotic lady beetle survey in northeastern United States: Hippodamia variegata and Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Entomol. News. 1999;110:73–84.

Franzmann B.A. Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), a predacious ladybird new in Australia. Aust. J. Entomol. 2002;41:375–377. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2002.00318.x. DOI

Poorani J. First record of Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from South India. J. Biol. Control. 2007;21:295–296. doi: 10.18311/jbc/2007/3864. DOI

Grez A.A., Rand T.A., Zaviezo T., Castillo-Serey F. Land use intensification differentially benefits alien over native predators in agricultural landscape mosaics. Divers. Distrib. 2013;19:749–759. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12027. DOI

Bustamante-Navarrete A., Marquina-Montesinos E.L., Elme-Tumpay A. Primer registro de Hippodamia variegata (Goeze 1777) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) en el Perú. Arq. Entomol. 2017;17:347–350. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.822016. (In Spanish) DOI

Cock M.J.W., van Lenteren J.C., Brodeur J., Barratt B.I.P., Bigler F., Bolckmans K., Cônsoli F.L., Haas F., Mason P.G., Parra J.R.P. Do new Access and Benefit Sharing procedures under the Convention on Biological Diversity threaten the future of biological control? BioControl. 2010;55:199–218. doi: 10.1007/s10526-009-9234-9. DOI

Franz H. Die Ergebnisse meiner langjährigen Aufsammlungen der Coleopterenfauna auf der Insel Hierro (Kanarische Inseln) Sitzungsber. Abt. I. 1995;202:71–138. (In German)

Korschefsky R. Zwei neue Novius-Arten von den Canaren. Comment. Biol. 1935;6:1–3. (In German)

Nicolas V., Rae S. Nouvelles observations de Coccinelles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) dans l’archipel des Canaries. Harmonia. 2012;9:5–9. (In French)

Israelson G., Machado A., Oromí P., Palm T. Novedades para la fauna coleopterológica de las Islas Canarias. Vieraea. 1982;11:109–134. (In Spanish)

Mendel Z., Assael F., Zeidan S., Zehavi A. Classical biological control of Palaeococcus fuscipennis (Burmeister) (Homoptera: Margarodidae) in Israel. Biol. Control. 1998;12:151–157. doi: 10.1006/bcon.1998.0621. DOI

Ülgentürk S., Evren N., Ayhan B., Dostbil Ö., Dursun O., Civelek H.S. Scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) species on pine trees of Turkey. Turk. J. Zool. 2012;36:623–636. doi: 10.3906/zoo-1112-15. DOI

Klausnitzer B. Palaeococcus fuscipennis (Burmeister, 1835) (Sternorrhyncha, Coccina, Margarodidae) in der Oberlausitz. Entomol. Nachr. Ber. 2019;63:300–301.

Gordon R.D. South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera)—Part V: A taxonomic revision of the genus Nephaspis Casey. Frust. Entomol. 1996;19:1–50.

Biranvand A., Větrovec J., Merzoug A., Boualem M., Fekrat L., Ceryngier P. Complementary data on the distribution of Nephus (Nephus) incisus (Har. Lindberg, 1950) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in the Palaearctic and Afrotropical regions. Zootaxa. 2023;5244:287–292. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5244.3.6. PubMed DOI

Poussereau J., Coutanceau J.-P., Nicolas V., Gomy Y. Les coccinelles de l’île de la Réunion. Orphie; Chevagny-Sur-Guye, France: 2018. 222p

Fürsch H. Die Scymninae der Kanaren, Azoren und Madeiras (Coleoptera Coccinellidae) Acta Coleopt. 1987;3:1–14. (In German)

Kairo M.T.K., Paraiso O., Gautam R.D., Peterkin D.D. Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Mulsant) (Coccinellidae: Scymninae): A review of biology, ecology, and use in biological control with particular reference to potential impact on non-target organisms. CABI Rev. 2013;8:1–20. doi: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20138005. DOI

Poorani J. An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian subregion. Orient. Insects. 2002;36:307–383. doi: 10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335. DOI

Wollaston T.V. Catalogue of the Coleopterous Insects of Madeira in the Collection of the British Museum. Order of the Trustees; London, UK: 1857. 234p

Wollaston T.V. Catalogue of the Coleopterous Insects of the Canaries in the Collection of the British Museum. Order of the Trustees; London, UK: 1864. 648p

Calado H.R.M.G. Master’s Thesis. Universidade dos Açores; Ponta Delgada, Portugal: 2018. Ciência Cidadã nos Açores: O uso de Joaninhas (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) como Espécies-Modelo. Dissertação de Mestrado em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia.82p

Tomaszewska W. Fauna Mundi. Volume 2. Natura optima dux Foundation; Warszawa, Poland: 2010. Rhyzobius Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), a Revision of the World Species.475p

Eizaguirre S. Revisión de los coleópteros coccinélidos de las islas Canarias (Coleoptera: Coccinelidae) Bol. Soc. Entomol. Aragon. 2007;41:101–118. (In Spanish)

García J., García R., Báez M., Oromí P. Análisis de la diversidad de coleópteros en la Zona de Especial Conservación “Montaña de la Breña”. Rev. Acad. Canar. Cienc. 2018;30:19–32. (In Spanish)

Uyttenboogaart D.L. Report on Canarian Coleoptera collected by R. Frey and R. Storå in 1931 for the Museum Zoologicum Universitatis Helsingfors. Comment. Biol. 1935;6:5–17.

Oromí P., García R. Contribución al conocimiento de la fauna de coleópteros de Canarias y su distribución. Vieraea. 1995;24:175–186. (In Spanish)

Torres del Castillo R., Méndez P., Carnero A., Fernández M. Plagas de los cultivos de tagasaste (Chamaecytisus proliferus (L. fil.) Link ssp. palmensis (Christ.) Kunkel) en Canarias. Bol. San. Veg. Plagas. 1992;18:483–489. (In Spanish)

Nicolas V. Contribution à la connaissance des coccinelles (Coleoptera Coccinellidae) de l’archipel des Canaries. Harmonia. 2010;4:17–20. (In French)

Fernández J.M. Coleópteros Canarios. Fáunula de la isla de la Palma. Graellsia. 1951;8:3–15. (In Spanish)

Kovář I. A new species of the genus Coccinella (Coleoptera) from North Africa. Acta Entomol. Mus. Nat. Pragae. 1977;39:231–235.

Hristova Gueorguieva H. Master’s Thesis. Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche; Elche, Spain: 2014. Estudio de Enemigos Naturales de Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) en Canarias. (In Spanish)

Machado A., Oromí P. Elenco de los Coleópteros de las Islas Canarias/Catalogue of the Coleoptera of the Canary Islands. Instituto de Estudios Canarios; La Laguna, Spain: 2000. 306p. (In Spanish)

Lindberg H. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Käferfauna der Kanarischen Inseln. Comment. Biol. 1950;10:1–20. (In German)

Israelson G. Some additions to the Coleopterous fauna of the Canary Islands (Coleoptera) Eos. 1969;44:149–157.

Gerber E., Schaffner U. Review of Invertebrate Biological Control Agents Introduced into Europe. CABI; Wallingford, UK: 2016. xiv+194p.

Soares A.O. Coleoptera—Coccinellidae. In: Borges P.A.V., Costa A., Cunha R., Gabriel R., Gonçalves V., Martins A.F., Melo I., Parente M., Raposeiro P., Rodrigues P., et al., editors. Listagem dos Organismos Terrestres e Marinhos dos Açores/A List of the Terrestrial and Marine Biota from the Azores. Princípia; Cascais, Portugal: 2010. p. 225.

Vandenberg N.J. Revision of the New World lady beetles of the genus Olla and description of a new allied genus. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 1992;85:370–392. doi: 10.1093/aesa/85.4.370. DOI

Vandenberg N.J. Contributions to the knowledge of Olla Casey (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini): New species from the Galapagos Islands, updates on the distribution of O. v-nigrum (Mulsant) Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 2004;106:619–626.

González G., Cotoras D.D., Grez A.A. Annotated list of island lady beetles from Chile (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Zootaxa. 2020;4852:501–526. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4852.5.1. PubMed DOI

Suárez D., Hernández-Teixidor D., Pérez-Delgado A.J., Roca-Cusachs M., Oromí P. Nuevos registros de distribución de insectos (Insecta, Coleoptera and Diptera) en las Islas Canarias. Bol. Asoc. Esp. Entomol. 2018;42:1–11. (In Spanish)

Camacho-Cervantes M., Ortega-Iturriaga A., del-Val E. From effective biocontrol agent to successful invader: The harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) as an example of good ideas that could go wrong. Peer J. 2017;5:e3296. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3296. PubMed DOI PMC

Machado A. El sarantontón asiático Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) presente en Canarias (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Vieraea. 2006;34:71–72. doi: 10.31939/vieraea.2006.34.10. (In Spanish) DOI

Ceryngier P., Franz K.W., Romanowski J. Distribution, host range and host preferences of Dinocampus coccinellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): A worldwide database. Eur. J. Entomol. 2023;120:26–34. doi: 10.14411/eje.2023.004. DOI

Soares A.O., Honĕk A., Martinkova Z., Skuhrovec J., Cardoso P., Borges I. Harmonia axyridis failed to establish in the Azores: The role of species richness, intraguild interactions and resource availability. BioControl. 2017;62:423–434. doi: 10.1007/s10526-017-9794-z. DOI

Diversity of Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Tenerife and La Gomera (Canary Islands): The Role of Size and Other Island Characteristics