Systematic list, geographic distribution and ecological significance of lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from the West Bank (Central Palestine)
Najajrah, Mohammad H.
Swaileh, Khalid M.
Qumsiyeh, Mazin B.
Zootaxa
2019
2019-09-02
4664
1
1
46
(Thunberg, 1795)
Thunberg
1795
[151,704,1089,1116]
Insecta
Coccinellidae
Scymnus
Animalia
Coleoptera
25
26
Arthropoda
species
suturalis
Pullus
( Fig. 11P, Fig. 15)
Material:Ein Samiya ( PMNH# E12737, 2, 4 March 2018). Ein Samiya( PMNH# E12738, 1, 4 March 2018). Ein Al‘ Auja( PMNH# E12743, 1, 16 April 2018). Bayt Jala1 ( PMNH# E12739, 3, 22 March 2018). Bayt Sahur1 ( PMNH# E12740, 4, 1 April 2018). Ad-Dhahiriya2 ( PMNH# E12741, 1, 5 April 2018). Dura1 ( PMNH# E12746, 1, 15 April 2018). Irtas1 ( PMNH# E12745, 4, 25 March 2018). Wadi Kelt( PMNH# E12742, 1, 16 April 2018). Bethlehem1 ( PMNH# E12744, 1, 31 May 2018). Remarks: Scymnus (Pullus) suturalisis a Palaearctic aphidophagous species that occurs on conifers ( Lyon & Montgomery 1995). It was collected from Cupressustrees of different localities visited during the current study and noted feeding on scale insects of these trees. This is the first documentation of such a feeding habit for this species and this is the first record of this species in our region.
2382327768
[835,1386,1197,1223]
2018-03-04
PMNH
Ein Samiya
25
26
1
1
2382327555
2018-04-16
PMNH
Ein Al
Auja
25
26
1
1
2382327508
[696,1272,1233,1260]
2018-03-22
PMNH
Bayt Jala
25
26
3
1
2382327601
2018-04-01
PMNH
Bayt Sahur
25
26
4
1
2382327698
[556,1136,1269,1296]
2018-04-05
PMNH
Ad-Dhahiriya
25
26
1
1
2382327760
2018-04-15
PMNH
Dura
25
26
1
1
2382327664
[365,879,1305,1332]
2018-03-25
PMNH
Irtas
25
26
4
1
2382327608
[891,1433,1305,1331]
2018-04-16
PMNH
Wadi Kelt
25
26
1
1
2382325371
[151,703,1341,1368]
2018-05-31
PMNH
Bethlehem
25
26
1
1