Hyperaspis quadrimaculata Redtenbacher, 1843

Biranvand, Amir, Tomaszewska, Wioletta, Nedvěd, Oldřich, Khormizi, Mehdi Zare, Nicolas, Vincent, Canepari, Claudio, Shakarami, Jahanshir, Fekrat, Lida & Fürsch, Helmut, 2017, Review of the tribe Hyperaspidini Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Iran, Zootaxa 4236 (2), pp. 311-326 : 318-319

Hyperaspis quadrimaculata Redtenbacher, 1843

( Figs. 8 , 22 )

Hyperaspis quadrimaculata Redtenbacher 1843: 16 .

Material examined. 1♂, 1♀: Iran, Lorestan province, Rig Sephid (33°29ʹ56.7ʹʹN; 48°27ʹ46.1ʹʹE), Medicago sp., VI.2014, lgt. Amir Ansari pour, det. Canepari and Fürsch.

Distribution in Iran. Isfahan (Daran region), Lorestan, Vannae region, Sagdar region (Duverger 1983), Fars ( Yazdani 1990).

General distribution. Iran (Duverger 1983), Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Lebanon, Romania, Syria, Turkey ( Kovář 2007).

Host plants in Iran . This species has been collected from Medicago sp. ( Yazdani 1990). Remarks. Specimens examined are deposited in Plant Protection Department, Lorestan University, Agricultural Faculty, Khorramabad, Iran .

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Tegmen of the male genitalia of Hyperaspis species. 1. H. concolor Suffrian. 2. H. duvergeri Fürsch. 3. H. femorata (Motschulsky). 4. H. histeroides (Faldermann). 5. H. marmottani (Fairmaire). 6. H. persica Duverger. 7. H. polita Weise. 8. H. quadrimaculata Redtenbacher.

FIGURES 14 – 22. Dorsal habitus of Hyperaspis species. 14. H. concolor Suffrian. 15. H. duvergeri Fürsch. 16. H. femorata (Motschulsky). 17. H. histeroides (Faldermann). 18. H. marmottani (Fairmaire). 19. H. persica Duverger (female). 20. H. persica Duverger (male). 21. H. polita Weise. 22. H. quadrimaculata Redtenbacher.