Scymnus (Pullus) syriacus (MARSEUL 1868)

Fallahzadeh, M., Abdimaleki, R. & Saghaei, N., 2013, Contribution to the Knowledge of the Ladybird beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae), Predators of Mealybugs (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae) in Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran, Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (1), pp. 673-679 : 674

Scymnus (Pullus) syriacus (MARSEUL 1868)

M a t e r i a l 733, Bandar-e-Abbas, 23.04.2009, ex Planococcus ficus (NASONOV) on Ficus sp. ( Moraceae ); 13♀♀, 13, Bandar-e-Abbas, 30.5.2009, ex Phenacoccus solenopsis (TINSLEY) on Abutilon fruticosum GUILL & PERR. (Malvaceae) , 3♀♀, 233, 4.12.2009, ex P. solenopsis on Acacia nilotica (L.) WILLD. ex DELILE ( Mimosaceae ); 6♀♀, 1133, Minab, 18.02.2010, ex P. solenopsis on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. ( Malvaceae ); 8♀♀, 533, Rodkhaneh, 15.06.2010, ex P. solenopsis on Gossypium L. ( Malvaceae ).

R e m a r k s: It has been recorded as a predator of the mealybug Nipaecoccus viridis (NEWSTEAD) (SHARAF & MEYERDIRK 1987) , Ferrisia virgata (COCKERELL) ( MANGOUD 2008) .

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Eastern Mediterranean region especially Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran, Libya, Yemen and Egypt ( YAZDANI 1990, RAIMUNDO & VAN HARTEN 2000, RAIMUNDO et al. 2006).