Anatis mali

Anatis mali
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Anatis
Species:	A. mali
Binomial name
	Anatis mali; (Say, 1825)
Synonyms
	Coccinella mali Say, 1824; Anatis borealis Belicek, 1976; Anatis signaticollis Mulsant, 1850;

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] where it has been recorded from Ontario to British Columbia, south to Virginia and Oregon.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.3-10 mm. Adults are yellow to brownish red with black markings.^[4]

Biology

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. On average, reared A. mali required 296 aphids to complete larval development and pupate.^[5]

References

^ "Anatis mali Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
^ ^a ^b "Anatis mali Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
^ "Anatis mali Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
^ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
^ Berthiaume, R.; Hébert, Ch.; Cloutier, C. (2000-12-01). "Predation on Mindarus abietinus infestingbalsam fir grown as Christmas trees: the impact ofcoccinellid larval predation with emphasis on Anatis mali". BioControl. 45 (4): 425–438. doi:10.1023/A:1026565013593. ISSN 1573-8248.

Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
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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[bugref-1] "Anatis mali Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-07.

[itis-2] "Anatis mali Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-07.

[eol-3] "Anatis mali Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-07.

[4] Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

[5] Berthiaume, R.; Hébert, Ch.; Cloutier, C. (2000-12-01). "Predation on Mindarus abietinus infestingbalsam fir grown as Christmas trees: the impact ofcoccinellid larval predation with emphasis on Anatis mali". BioControl. 45 (4): 425–438. doi:10.1023/A:1026565013593. ISSN 1573-8248.

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Anatis mali

Description

Biology

References

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