Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Paraneda pallidula guticollis
Mariquita, Ladybird beetle
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Cucujoidea
Family
Coccinellidae
Genus
Paraneda
Species
pallidula
Subspecies
guticollis
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz
- Mulsant, M.E. (1850) Species des Coléopterès trimères sécuripalpes. In: Jeune CS, editor. Annales des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles d'Agriculture et d'Industrie. Lyon: Maison.
- Peñaherrera-Romero, E. Guerrero-Campoverde, A., Rueda-Rodríguez, M.P., Dávila-Játiva, M., Die-Morejón, D., Domínguez-Trujillo, M., Guerrero-Molina, T.,Vélez-Darquea, E., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F (2024) Ladybird Beetle Diversity in Natural and Human-Modified Habitats in the San Cristóbal Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. Insects, 15, 725. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090725
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"Galapagos Species Database, Paraneda pallidula guticollis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18514. Accessed 21 May 2026.