Hyperaspis silvestrii

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Label Data

CNMI: Tinian: San Jose
ex ''Plumeria'' leaf
coll. J. A. Tenorio 2-AUG-2007

AM20070830.001
COCCINELLIDAE
det. A. Moore 30-AUG-2007

Notes

  • Keys out to Hyperaspis silvestrii Weise using Leeper(1976).
  • Introduced to Hawaii from Mexico in 1922. Hosts include Pseudococcus nipae (=Nipaecoccus nipae), and Pseodococcus pseudonipae (=Nipaecoccus nipae) (Leeper 1976).
  • Also preys on papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus (Heu et al. 2004)
  • This appears to be a first record for the Marianas.

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