Nephus (Nephus) quadrimaculatus (Herbst, 1783)

(Fig. 11H, Fig. 12)

Material: Bethlehem 1 (PMNH # E12522, 1, 23 November 2016). Ein Samiya (PMNH # E12523, 4, 4 March 2018) . Bayt Jala 1 (PMNH # E12524, 2, 22 March 2018) . Bayt Jala 1 (PMNH # E12525, 2, 22 March 2018) . Battir 1 (PMNH # E12526, 2, 21 March 2018) . Kisan (PMNH # E12528, 1, 27 March 2018) . Asakra (PMNH # E12529, 3, 27 March 2018) . Bethlehem 1 (PMNH # E12530, 4, 1 April 2018) . Bethlehem 1 (PMNH # E12531, 2, 1 April 2018) . Karme (PMNH # E12532, 1, 11March 2018) . Irtas 1 (PMNH # E12533, 8, 25 March 2018) . Irtas 2 (PMNH # E12534, 1, 25March 2018) . Dayr Kremzan 1 (PMNH # E12535, 2, 31 March 2018) . Bayt Sahur 1 (PMNH # E12536, 2, 1 April 2018) . Ad-Dhahiriya 2 (PMNH # E12537, 1, 5 April 2018) . Bethlehem 1 (PMNH # E12538, 1, 1 April 2018) . Bayt Fajar 1 (PMNH # E12539, 2, 2 April 2018) . Bethlehem 2 (PMNH # E12540, 3, 2 April 2018) . Bayt Jala 2 (PMNH # E12541, 1, 31 March 2018) . Al-Ramadin (PMNH # E12542, 1, 5 April 2018) . Bayt Sahur 2 (PMNH # E12543, 1, 2 April 2018) . Tarqumiyah (Wadi Al Quff Reserve) 1 (PMNH # E12544, 4, 4 April 2018) . Bayt Ula 1 (PMNH # E12545, 1, 4 April 2018) . Al Aroub (PMNH # E12546, 3, 3 April 2018) . Bani Na’im 3 (PMNH # E12548, 2, 9 April 2018) . Al Baqa’a 1 (PMNH # E12549, 1, 9 April 2018) . Zif 2 (PMNH # E12550, 1, 12 April 2018) . Al Carmel 2 (PMNH # E12551, 3, 12 April 2018) . Tapuah (PMNH # E12552, 1, 21 April 2018) . Nu’eima Altahta 1 (PMNH # E12553, 1, 23 April 2018) . Idhna 1 (PMNH # E12554, 1, 5 April 2018) . Wadi Al Joz (PMNH # E12555, 1, 21 April 2018) .

Remarks: Nephus quadrimaculatus is a common species that was collected from cypresses, pine, oak, carob and olive trees in many localities of the studied area. It is a coccidophagous species that feeds on leaf curl aphids (Almatni & Khalil 2008).