The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada: new records, biogeographic notes, and conservation concerns Majka, Christopher G. Mccorquodale, David B. Zootaxa 2006 1154 49 68 Pallas Pallas [264,595,958,984] Insecta Coccinellidae Harmonia Animalia Coleoptera 12 61 Arthropoda species axyridis  Newly recorded on Prince Edward Island.  Harmonia axyridisis an Asian species intentionally introduced to North American and established in Louisiana in 1988 and Mississippi in 1990 ( Hoebeke & Wheeler 1996). It has since colonized almost the entire eastern United Statesand southern Canadaand there are now populations in Washington, Oregon, California, and British Columbia( Hoebeke & Wheeler 1996). It was reported in New Brunswick and Nova Scotiain 1995 by Hoebeke & Wheeler (1996)& McCorquodale (1998)and is now common and widespread in many areas of both provinces. On Prince Edward Island it remains an uncommon species.