Boreal Lady Beetle

Anisosticta borealis

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Boreal Lady Beetle
Scientific Name: 
Anisosticta borealis
Naming References: 
W037
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Coccinellidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

Nt: range extends along the tree line west of James Bay (Gordon 1985; A265): Reindeer Depot, Aklavik (A266)
Score: 
A
References: 
A265
A266
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
range extends to Alaska along the tree line from west of James Bay (Gordon 1985; A265): only 2 sites in NTReindeer Depot, Aklavik (A266)
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks from Dave McCorquodale of University College of Cape Breton (2010); Reviewed ranks by Chandra Venables (2012) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment).
Last Updated: 
July 14, 2014

References

Naming

  • McNamara. J. (1991) Family Coccinellidae (Ladybird beetles). Agriculture Canada Pub. 1861/E in Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Bousquet, Y. (Web page verison accessed 3 Jan 2008) http://www.canacoll.org/Coleo/Checklist/checklist.htm - W037 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Gordon, RD. (1985) The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico.. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93(1): 1-912. - A265 Return
  • Belicek, J. (1976) Coccinellidae of Western Canada and Alaska with analyses of the transmontane zoogeographic relationships between the fauna of British Columbia and Alberta (Insecta: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae).. Quaestiones Entomologicae. 12: 283-409. - A266 Return