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Lady Beetles of the Maritimes Checklist¹, Early 2009 Lady Beetles 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 Beetle "la micro-coccinelle" G 2 Coccidophilus marginatus "Wee Tawny Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle café au lait" G, PE Subfamily Scymninae (Hairy Lady Beetles, black, brown and orange Lady Beetles, ~1.5 - 4.0 mm) 3 Stethorus punctum punctum ** American Hairy Lady Beetle "Coccinelle des pommiers" ? 4 Didion punctatum ∆ Twice-stained Lady Beetle "Coccinelle bitachetée" G 5 Scymnus 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 Nephus ornatus ornatus "Ornate Bogtrotter Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle des mocauques" St J, G 12 Diomus amabilis ** "Lovable Lady Beetle" "Coccinelle aimable" ? 13 Hyperaspis 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 Brachiacantha 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 Adalia bipunctata 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 Harmonia axyridis † 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 Mulsantina hudsonica Hudsonian Lady Beetle "Coccinelle hudsonienne" F, G, St J, PE 49 Mulsantina picta 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), "Coccinellidae 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....
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