Biology:Anatis mali

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Short description: Species of beetle

Anatis mali
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Anatis
Species:
A. mali
Binomial name
Anatis mali
(Say, 1825)
Synonyms
  • Anatis borealis Belicek, 1976

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] 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 (Berthiaume et al., 2000).[4]

References

Further reading

  • American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.. 2002. 
  • 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.). 

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