Náttúrufræðingurinn - 1977, Page 28

SUMMAR Y
Ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata L., Coleoptera) reach Iceland
during massive irruption in Europe
by Erling Ólafsson,
Zoological Institute, Helgonavágen 3, 223 62 Lund, Sweden
The ladybird species Coccinella seplem-
pu?ictata L. is not native to Iceland, but
is not uncommonly carried to tbe country
by ships and with freight. Usually only
single specimens are found at a time. It
was therefore surprising, when the species
appeared in great numbers at Reykjavík
harbour, SW-Iceland, at the end ol July
1976. This unusually iarge number of
ladybirds reached Iceland, obviously as a
result of the massive irruption of this
species in NW-Europe during the drought
summer 1976.
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