Abstract
An updated and corrected checklist of species of ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) known in Algeria now contains 75 species belonging in ten tribes. New country records include the European species Oenopia conglobata and the invasive Asian species Harmonia axyridis. Sampling data is provided for 14 species found during a faunistic survey performed mostly in agroecosystems, together with host plant and prey species.
Highlights
Coccinellidae is the most species-rich family in the recently recognized beetle superfamily Coccinelloidea (Robertson et al 2015) with approximately 6000 species described worldwide (Vandenberg 2002)
Ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae) of individual countries are relatively well known, and the fauna of Algeria is relatively well documented (Saharaoui and Gourreau 2000, Kovář 2007, Saharaoui et al 2014).During a recent relatively limited survey, we found two species recorded for the first time in Algeria which need to be added to the list
Chilocorus cacti was introduced in Algeria but probably did not establish itself (Smirnoff 1957)
Summary
Coccinellidae (ladybirds) is the most species-rich family in the recently recognized beetle superfamily Coccinelloidea (Robertson et al 2015) with approximately 6000 species described worldwide (Vandenberg 2002). We provide an updated and corrected checklist of species of the family Coccinellidae in Algeria
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