Anatis mali

Anatis mali
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Anatis
Species:
A. mali
Binomial name
Anatis mali
(Say, 1825)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella mali Say, 1824
  • Anatis borealis Belicek, 1976
  • Anatis signaticollis Mulsant, 1850

Anatis mali (also known as the eye-spotted lady beetle), is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario to British Columbia, south to Virginia and Oregon.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.3-10 mm. Adults are yellow to brownish red with black markings.

Biology

Anatis mali is a crucial specialized aphid predator in the balsam tree plantation system, a rotation lasting about ten years for balsam trees to grow as Christmas trees under local temperature conditions. There is significant potential for using Anatis mali in biological management on pre-harvest trees where visual damage maintenance is not essential. On average, reared A. mali required 296 aphids to complete larval development and pupate.

References

  1. ↑ "Anatis mali Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  2. 1 2 "Anatis mali Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  3. ↑ "Anatis mali Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  4. ↑ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ Berthiaume, R.; Hébert, Ch.; Cloutier, C. (2000-12-01). "Predation on Mindarus abietinus infestingbalsam fir grown as Christmas trees: the impact ofcoccinellid larval predation with emphasis on Anatis mali". BioControl. 45 (4): 425–438. doi:10.1023/A:1026565013593. ISSN 1573-8248.

Further reading

  • Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
  • Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1.).