Rhyzobius lophantae (Blaisdell 1892) (Fig 4m).

Examined material: 9 exx. “ Chile, Isla de Pascua, Hanga Roa, 27°09′24.6″ S 109°26′08.0″ W, 21-IV-2006, leg. J. Mondaca E.” (MNHN); 4 exx. same data, except by the dates “ 16-VI-2006 ” y “ 18-IV-2006 ” (MNHN) .

Original reference: Desender & Baert (1996): “ Lindorus lophanthae Blaisdell, Easter Island, [Nr.59], 40m, 30 November–20 December 1996, Residential Gomero, culture zone, garden with open grassland (60% cover)”.

Comments: An Australian species (Tomaszewska 2010) used for biological control, introduced with this purpose in Argentina, Uruguay, Perú and Chile. In mainland Chile it is established between Arica and Talca (González 2006). Here, it was introduced in 1931 and 1944 to control Planococcus citri (Zúñiga 1985), because it is a predator of Pseudococcidae . Currently, it is mass reared for the purpose of biological control.