This non-native species was introduced for the control of the leucaena psyllid (Heteropsylla cubana).

Reference:
Follett, P.A., and Roderick, G.K. 1996. Genetic estimates of dispersal ability in the leucaena psyllid predator Curinus coeruleus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): implications for biological control. Bulletin of Entomological Research 86:355-361.