D3371: New state, island, and prey records for lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Hawai‘i

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

9:00 AM – 6:30 PM ET

Location: Prince George's Exhibit Hall BCD

Presenting Author(s)

LH

Louis S. Hesler

Research Entomologist
USDA - ARS
Brookings, South Dakota

Co-Author(s)

WP

William Perreira

Perreira Biological Surveys
Honolulu, Hawaii
JM

Janis Matsunaga

Hawai'i Department of Agriculture
Honolulu, Hawaii
DY

Dana Yee

DAY1 Foundation
Honolulu, Hawaii
MA

Muhammad Ahmed

USDA
Fort Pierce, Florida
EB

Eric Beckendorf

USDA - ARS
Brookings, South Dakota

Ladybird beetles are an important group of insect predators. Several species of lady beetles have been purposefully and inadvertently introduced for over 100 years in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Here, we update the list of lady beetles in Hawai'i with two new state records, 20 new island records associated with 14 species, and various prey records. The update includes new geographic distribution records from the eight main islands and also the Northwestern Islands.