Presence
Recorded on | Sint Maarten |
Presence status | Introduced (2) - Sint Maarten |
Notes on presence status | Intentionally introduced , probable origin is India, reason for introduction is as Predator on aphids (Biological Control Agent), established (Peck, 2016). Colijn et al. (2020) indicate that it is not clear whether the species is present on Sint Maarten. |
Publications
- Colijn, E.O., Beentjes, K.K., Butôt, R., Miller, J.A., Smit, J.T., Winter, A.J. de, Hoorn, B. van der 2019. A catalogue of the Coleoptera of the Dutch Antilles. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 162: 67-186. [link]
- Peck, S.B. 2016. The beetles of the Lesser Antilles (Insecta, Coleoptera): diversity and distributions. Insecta Mundi 460: 1-360.