New Record of Axinoscymnus nigripennis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Amami-Oshima, with Description of the Larva

摘要

Axinoscymnus nigripennis Kamiya, 1965 is recorded from Amami-Oshima for the first time. The larva of this species is described.Ladybirds (Coccinellidae) is a predaceous beetle family, except for some clades of phytophagy and mycophagy (Giorgi et al, 2009; Magro et al, 2010). The predaceous members prey on the hemipteran suborder Sternorrhyncha (aphids, aldelgids, scales, mealybugs, whiteflies, and psyllids), ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), or tetranychid mites; and the ancestral feeding condition for the family is coccidophagy (Giorgi et al, 2009).