Neorhyzobius fuegensis ( Brèthes, 1925 )

Gonzalez, Guillermo, Cotoras, Darko D. & Grez, Audrey A., 2020, Annotated list of island lady beetles from Chile (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Zootaxa 4852 (5), pp. 501-526 : 519

Neorhyzobius fuegensis ( Brèthes, 1925) ( Fig. 5c ).

Examined material: Not available.

Original reference: Brèthes (1925): “Useless Bay, à la Terre de Feu ” (BMNH).

Comments: The only endemic species of the island. It has not been collected again since its original description. It needs to be reviewed. The genus is endemic to Chile with a distribution between the provinces of Copiapó and Valdivia (González 2006).

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FIGURE 5. Island Coccinellidae from Chile, other tribes. a: Neoryssomus germainii; b: N. variabilis; c: Neorhyzobius fuegensis; d: Parastethorus histrio; e: Cryptolaemus montrouzieri; f: Novius cardinalis; g: Scymnus bicolor; h: Scymnus loewii; i: Hyperaspis festiva; j: Parasidis brethesi; k: Coccidophilus sp.; l: Stictospilus darwini.