Coccinella transversalis Fabricius

Nattier, Romain, Jourdan, Hervé, Mille, Christian & Chazeau, Jean, 2015, An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from New Caledonia, Zootaxa 4058 (3), pp. 301-331 : 304-305

Coccinella transversalis Fabricius

Coccinella transversalis Fabricius, 1781: 97 .

Coccinella repanda Thunberg, 1781: 18 —synonymized by Mulsant 1850: 1022 (as Coccinella repanda Casström ).

The synonymy, established by Mulsant (1850) (first reviewer who attributed the species authorship to Casström) is currently accepted by recent authors (e.g. Pope 1987; Slipinski 2007). C. transversalis is a very widespread species, it has been recorded widely in the Asia-Pacific region, from India to Polynesia, including Australia, Tasmania, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji Islands, Micronesia, Cook Islands, Wallis & Futuna, and French Polynesia. In New Caledonia, it is a common species on both coasts, including high altitudes (greater than 1,000m), Isle of Pines, Belep Islands, Loyalty Islands, Surprise, Chesterfield and Walpole islands. This is a polyphagous predator of various Hemiptera ( Aphididae , Psyllidae, Coccomorpha ). Humans have promoted its spread and we consider it as introduced according to its biological traits (since aphids are all introduced in New Caledonia; CM & HJ, unpublished data) and distribution. When prey is scarce, it is also known to feed on pollen and extrafloral nectaries ( Evans 2000) which are uncommon in the New Caledonian native flora. This species has attracted great interest in biocontrol especially against aphids ( Aphis gossypii Glover ) and against the pseudococcid Planococcus citri (Risso) ( Waterhouse 1998) .

Material examined. NEW CALEDONIA: Bondé, vallée du Diahot, vii.1955 ( ONNC); Bourail, 11.iv.1988 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Canala, 23.vii.1977 (A. Delobel rec.) ( ONNC); Col d'Amieu, Tribu de Couli, vi.1955 ( ONNC); Col de Crèvecoeur, 22.ix.1988 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Col des Mimosas, RT1, 16.iv.1986 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Col des Roussettes, 16.iv.1986 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Dôme de Thiébaghi, 18.iii.1982 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Dumbéa, chez Trichard, 9.ii.1977 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Environs de Galarino, 12.ii.1966 ( ONNC); Environs de Port-Laguerre, 29.i.1978 (A. Delobel rec.) ( ONNC); Hienghène, 16.iii.1982 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Houaïlou, vi.1955 ( ONNC); Ile Surprise, 11.i.1989 (P. Laboute rec.) ( ONNC); Ile Walpole, 1115. viii.1988 (A. Renevier rec.) ( ONNC); Kaala-Gomen, 22.ix.1986 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Mandjélia, ancienne scierie, ii.1985 (J. Danloux rec.) ( ONNC); Mt Do, 9.v.1990 (J. Danloux rec.) ( ONNC); Mt Do, 1015 m, 31.x.1992 (J. Chazeau rec., E.& M. Schlinger rec.) ( ONNC); Mt Mou, iii.1956 ( ONNC); Mt Mou, sentier captage tribu des Pirogues, 14.ii.1977 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Nouméa, xii.1954 ( ONNC); Nouméa, iiv, vii, ix, xi, xii.1955 ( ONNC); Nouméa, i, vi.1956 ( ONNC); Nouméa, xii.1957 ( ONNC); Nouméa, ii.1958 ( ONNC); Nouméa, iii.1959 ( ONNC); Nouméa, ii. 1964 ( ONNC); Nouméa, x.1976 (A. Delobel) ( ONNC); Nouméa, Anse Vata , 25.ii.1977 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Nouméa, Ile Nou, 11.iv.1988 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Nouméa, jardin Musée, 9.iii.1977 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Nouméa, Ouen Toro, 24.vi.1978 (A. Delobel) ( ONNC); Ponerihouen, 1985 (R. Amice rec.) ( ONNC); Port-Laguerre, ii-v.1977 (A. Delobel) ( ONNC); Port-Laguerre, Station Agricole, 3.iii.1977 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Pouembout, 17.ix.1975 (J. Gutierrez rec.) ( ONNC); Poum, 4.xii.1958 ( Y. Shibata rec.) ( ONNC); Poum, 18.iii.1986 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Poum, La Gologne, 18.iii.1988 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Poya, 16.iv.1986 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Thio, bord de rivière, 1.xi.1976 (A. Delobel rec.) ( ONNC); Thio Ouroué, 5.i.1982 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Vallée de la Boghen, 17.ix.1975 (J. Gutierrez rec.) ( ONNC); Voh, Tribu de Keta, vi, viii.1955 ( ONNC); Ile Loop et ilôts Avon, Chesterfield islands, xi.2012 (E. Bourguet et H. Jourdan rec.) ( ONNC); La Foa, Pocquereux, 21°44'S / 165°54'E / 28m, 20.iv.2001 (J. Brinon rec.) ( CXMNC); Sarraméa, 21.66941°S / 165.81723°E / 3m, 21.xi.2001 (J. Brinon rec.) ( CXMNC); La Foa, 21°43’S / 165°49’E, 24.ii.2004 (R-M. M'Boueri rec.) ( CXMNC); La Foa, Pocquereux, 21°44'S / 165°54'E / 28m, 07.viii.2001 (J. Brinon rec.) ( CXMNC); La Foa, Pocquereux, 21°44'S / 165°54'E / 28m, 24.ii.2004 (R-M. M'Boueri rec.) ( CXMNC); La Foa, Pocquereux, 21°44'124''S/165°53'852''E/ 38m, 19.ii.2015 (M. Dierkens rec.) ( CXMNC); Yaté, Prony, COL /ins/67-14, 2006 (H. Jourdan rec.) ( CXMNC); Boulouparis, Ouenghi, COL /ins/41-14, 21°53'44.62"S / 166°06'41.53"E / 7m, 28.i.2014 (C. Mille rec.) ( CXMNC); Boulouparis, Ouenghi, COL /ins/41-14, 28.i.2014 (C. Mille rec.) ( CXMNC); Ouvéa, Téouta-ounes, 20°24'40''S / 166°36'20''E, COL /ins/87-14, 14.iii.2014 (C. Mille rec.) ( CXMNC); Pouembout, 21°08'48.54''S /164°55'25.31''/ 38m, COL /ins/220-14, 15.vii.2014 (S. Tron rec.) ( CXMNC); Pouembout chez M. Soury-Lavergne, 11.vii.2013 (C. Mille rec.) ( CXMNC); Pouembout chez M. Soury-lavergne, COL /ins/255-14, 01.viii.2014 (C. Mille rec.) ( CXMNC); La Foa, Pocquereux, 05.iii.2004 (R-M.

M'Boueri rec.) ( CXMNC); Sarraméa, Col d'amieu, 26.x.2005 (S. Cazères & J-P. Kataoui rec.) ( CXMNC); Boulouparis, Mont Do, 1029m, 03.xii.2009 ( CXMNC); Boulouparis, Ouenghi, 7m, 12.ix.2012 (R-M. M'Boueri rec.) ( CXMNC); Bourail, 1929 (Risbec rec.) ( MNHN); Timbia, 1929 (Risbec rec.) ( MNHN); Plum, 1928 (Pruvot rec.) ( MNHN); Iles Loyauté, Lifou, 1928 (Pruvot rec.) ( MNHN); Nouméa, 4.i.1951 ( MNHN); Canala, 1869 (Delacour rec.) ( MNHN).