title: Discovery of a New World ladybird beetleNephaspis indusGordon, 1996 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Scymnini) on the Island of Taiwan.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nephaspis indusGordon, 1996 was imported into Taiwan from Hawaii in 1990 as a biological control agent for the spiralling whitefly,Aleurodicus dispersusRussell, 1965 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). However, its establishment was not known prior to this study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nephaspis indusGordon, 1996, a natural enemy ofAleurodicus dispersusRussell (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) native to the Neotropical region, is recorded as established in Taiwan for the first time. The present paper provides a detailed further description and illustrations of the adult. Diagnostic characters for the genus and species are given and the nomenclature of this species is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University; Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xiaosheng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Agriculture Industry Business Polytechnic College, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xiufeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Shunxiang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xingmin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords:  Coccinelloidea ; biological control; morphology; spiralling whitefly predator; taxonomy