Species Adalia bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Coccinella bipunctata Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [364].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Europa.
• Idalia bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758 [objective synonym].

  Secondary source:

   Mulsant, M.E. 1846. Histoire Naturelle des Coléoptères de France. Sulcicolles-Sécuripalpes. Paris : Maison xxiv + 26 pp. + 280 pp. + 1 pl.

 

Introduction

Introduced control agent for cabbage aphid 1901-1902. Failed to establish.

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Introduced from Europe.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Tas, WA: Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Tasmanian South East (TSE)

Diagnosis References

Ślipiński, A., Li, J. & Pang, H. 2020. Ladybird Beetles of the Australo-Pacific Region (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini). Clayton Sth, VIC, Australia : CSIRO Publishing pp.231. [15] (description)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
03-Mar-2022	COCCINELLIDAE	12-May-2021	MODIFIED
01-Jul-2020	POLYPHAGA	23-Apr-2020	MODIFIED	Max Beatson
20-Mar-2012		20-Mar-2012	MODIFIED
17-Jun-2010		17-Jun-2010	MODIFIED
		02-Jun-2010	MODIFIED