Lady of the Maritimes Checklist¹, early 2009 ELCODE # Scientific name Common name ("proposed") nom commun ("proposé") regions (NB), PEI seen Subfamily Sticholotidinae (Micro Lady Beetles, black or brown, ~1.0 -2.0 mm) 1 Microweisea misella Micro Lady "la micro-coccinelle" G 2 Coccidophilus marginatus "Wee Tawny Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle café au lait" G, PE Subfamily (Hairy Lady Beetles, black, brown and orange Lady Beetles, ~1.5 - 4.0 mm) 3 punctum punctum ** American Hairy Lady Beetle "Coccinelle des pommiers" ? 4 punctatum ∆ Twice-stained Lady Beetle "Coccinelle bitachetée" G 5 brullei "Variable Hairy Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle embrasée" St J 6 Scymnus caudalis ** "Rust-tipped Hairy Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle queue-rouillée" ? 7 Scymnus iowensis ∆ "Iowan Hairy Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle de l'Iowa" G 8 Scymnus lacustris "Lakeside Hairy Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle lacustre" St J 9 Scymnus suturalis ** † "Sutured Hairy Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle cousue" ? 10 Scymnus tenebrosus * "Skulking Hairy Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle des ténèbres" PE 11 ornatus ornatus "Ornate Bogtrotter Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle des mocauques" St J, G 12 amabilis ** "Lovable Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle aimable" ? 13 bigeminata Bigeminate Lady Beetle "Coccinelle bigéminée" St J 14 Hyperaspis binotata "Twice-lanced Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle deux-rondes" G 15 Hyperaspis brunnescens ** "Sculptured Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle cuirassée" ? 16 Hyperaspis consimilis ∆ "Dot-Dash Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle point-virgule" St J, G 17 Hyperaspis disconotata Blotch-backed Lady Beetle "Coccinelle disco" G 18 Hyperaspis octavia "Eight-spotted Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle à huit points" G, PE 19 Hyperaspis troglodytes ** "Cave-dweller Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle troglodyte" ? 20 Hyperaspis undulata "Wavy-flanked Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle ondulée" St J, PE 21 decempustulata "Miniature Anthill Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle des fourmilières" F, PE 22 Brachiacantha ursina Ursine Anthill Lady Beetle "Coccinelle ursine" G, St J Subfamily Chilocorinae (Stabbed Lady Beetles, our single known species is black with red spots and 3.8 - 5.0 mm) 23 Chilocorus stigma Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle Coccinelle stigma F, G, St J Subfamily Coccidulinae ("Snow Lady Beetles", our only species is orange and black and 2.8 - 3.4 mm) 24 Coccidula lepida ∆ "Black Arrow Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle des neiges" G, St J Subfamily Coccidellinae (Greater Lady Beetles: orange, red, brown or yellow and black, 3.0 - 10.0 mm, exc Psyllobora, which is 1.8 - 3.0 mm) 25 Macronaemia episcopalis ∆ Episcopalian Lady Beetle "Coccinelle episcopale" F 26 Naemia seriata seriata "Eastern Salt Marsh Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle des marais salés" F 27 Hippodamia convergens Convergent Lady Beetle Coccinelle convergente F, G, St J 28 Hippodamia parenthesis Parenthesis Lady Beetle Coccinelle à parenthèses F, G, St J 29 Hippodamia quinquesignata quinquesignata *** "Five-marked Lady Beetle" Coccinelle à cinq points G, PE 30 Hipppodamia tredecimpunctata tibialis Thirteen-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinelle à treize points F, G, St J, PE 31 Hippodamia variegata † Variegated Lady Beetle "Coccinelle russe" F, G, PE 32 Anisosticta bitriangularis Swamp Lady Beetle "Coccinelle des marais" F, G, NW, St J, PE 33 Two-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinelle à deux points F, G, NW, St J, PE 34 Coccinella hieroglypica kirbyi Hieroglyphic Lady Beetle Coccinelle hieroglyphe F, St J 35 Coccinella monticola Tamarack Lady Beetle "Coccinelle des mélèzes" G 36 Coccinella novemnotata Nine-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinelle à neuf points ? 37 Coccinella septempunctata † Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinelle à sept points F, G, St J, PE 38 Coccinella transversogutta richardsoni Transverse Lady Beetle Coccinelle à bandes transverses F, G, St J, PE 39 Coccinella trifasciata perplexa Three-banded Lady Beetle Coccinelle trifasciée F, G, St J, PE 40 Coccinella undecimpunctata † Eleven-spotted Lady beetle Coccinelle à onze points F, PE 41 Cycloneda munda ** "Immaculate Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle immaculée" ? 42 † Asian Multi-colored Lady Beetle Coccinelle asiatique F, G, NW, St J, PE 43 Anatis labiculata "Chestnut-backed Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle à dos marron" G, St J 44 Anatis mali Eye-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinelle ocellée F, G, St J, PE 45 Myzia pullata Dusky Pinetree Lady Beetle "Coccinelle des pins" F, G, St J, PE 46 Calvia quatuordecimguttata "Shiny-shielded Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle à quatorze gouttes" F, G, St J, PE 47 Propylaea quatuordecimpunctata † Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinelle à quatorze points F, G, NW, St J, PE 48 hudsonica Hudsonian Lady Beetle "Coccinelle hudsonienne" F, G, St J, PE 49 Painted Lady Beetle "Coccinelle peinte" G, St J 50 Psyllobora vigintimaculata "Mildew-hog Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle croque-moisissures" F, G, St J, PE Legend: ¹ - For a more detailed listing for Nova Scotia, please see Majka and McCorquodale (2006), " of the Maritimes…" †- an introduced species (typically from Europe or Asia), originally for pest control, but now established in the region ∆ - species known from New Brunswick, but not yet recorded in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island * - species recorded in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, but not yet in New Brunswick ** - species recorded in Nova Scotia, but not yet recorded in New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island ***- species known from New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, not yet recorded in Nova Scotia F- NB Bay of Fundy region, including Westmorland, Albert, Kings, Saint John and Charlotte counties. G- NB Gulf of St Lawrence region, including Kent, Northumberland and Gloucester counties St J- NB Saint John River Valley region, including Queens, Sunbury, York, Carleton and Victoria counties NW- NB Northwest region, including Madawaska and Restigouche counties PE- Prince Edward Island as a whole

Important note- All names in quotation marks are proposed by D Doucet and are in no way official. They were coined in an effort to better describe the species, either by referring to a particular characteristic of the beetle's appearance or a particular aspect of its natural history. All input is welcome, as this is a work in progress...