Segarra-Carmona A E, Otero M
Dept of Crops & Agro-Environmental Sciences, Univ of Puerto Rico, 00680, Mayagüez, PR, USA.
College of Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Experiment Station, Dept of Crops & Agro-Environmental Sciences, Univ of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR, USA.
Neotrop Entomol. 2014 Dec;43(6):555-63. doi: 10.1007/s13744-014-0243-8. Epub 2014 Oct 14.
While searching for native natural enemies attacking invasive insect pests in Puerto Rico, we found four undescribed ladybug species belonging to the Caribbean ladybug genus Decadiomus Chapin. In this article, we describe the following species from Puerto Rico: Decadiomus seini n. sp., Decadiomus ramosi n. sp., Decadiomus hayuyai n. sp., and Decadiomus martorelli n. sp. Illustrations of the dorsal habitus, shape of prosternal carinae, and drawings of male and female genitalia are presented. We also present a key for Diomini of Puerto Rico and discuss their importance as potential biocontrol agents.
在波多黎各寻找攻击入侵害虫的本土天敌时,我们发现了四种未被描述的瓢虫物种,它们属于加勒比瓢虫属Decadiomus Chapin。在本文中,我们描述了来自波多黎各的以下物种:Decadiomus seini新种、Decadiomus ramosi新种、Decadiomus hayuyai新种和Decadiomus martorelli新种。文中呈现了背面形态、前胸腹板隆线形状的插图以及雄性和雌性生殖器的绘图。我们还提供了波多黎各迪氏瓢虫属的检索表,并讨论了它们作为潜在生物防治剂的重要性。