Anatis mali

Anatis mali
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Anatis
Species:	A. mali
Binomial name
Anatis mali (Say, 1825)
Synonyms
Coccinella maliSay, 1824 Anatis borealisBelicek, 1976 Anatis signaticollisMulsant, 1850

Anatis mali (also known as the eye-spotted lady beetle), is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is found in North America, ^[2] 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. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

References

1. "Anatis mali Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
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.).