Parastethorus histrio

Parastethorus histrio (Chazeau 1974) (Fig 5d). Examined material: 2 exx. “ Chile, Isla de Pascua, Hanga Roa, 27°9′24.6″ S 109°26′08.0″ W, 21-IV-2006, col. J. Mondaca ” (MNHN). Original reference: González (2008): “ Isla de Pascua”. Comments: The native distribution of the species is around the Indian Ocean, later introduced to South America as predator for spider mites (Arachnida: Tetranichydae). It is also present in Argentina, Brazil, Perú, Paraguay and Uruguay. In Chile is distributed between Arica and Valparaíso (González 2006), where it has been recorded as a predator of mite pests Panonychus citri (Mc. Gregor), Tetranychus urticae Kock, Brevipalpus chilensis Baker and Panonychus ulmi (Koch) (Aguilera 1987).
Published as part of Gonzalez, Guillermo, Cotoras, Darko D. & Grez, Audrey A., 2020, Annotated list of island lady beetles from Chile (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), pp. 501-526 in Zootaxa 4852 (5) on page 510, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4852.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4410156
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