Pharoscymnus c-luteum (Sicard, 1907)

Ansi, Amin Al, Alkhalaf, Areej A., Fadl, Hassan, Rasool, Iftekhar & Dhafer, Hathal Al, 2020, An annotated checklist of Coccinellidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) with eight new records from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ZooKeys 1006, pp. 35-89 : 35

Pharoscymnus c-luteum (Sicard, 1907)

Pharus c-luteum Sicard, 1907: 417.

Remark.

This is a rare species, only known in the Arabian Peninsula, and found as a predator of armoured scale insects ( Hemiptera : Diaspididae ) ( Raimundo and van Harten 2000).

Materials examined.

Asir: Al Majardah, Wadi Khat, 19°05.37'N, 41°58.37'E, 31.V.2012, BS, Al Dhafer et al., 2exs; Al Majardah, Wadi Al Talalie, 19°05.19'N, 41°47.78'E, 286 m, 1.VI.2012, BS, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Ahd Rifidh, 18°06.33'N, 42°53.82'E, 16.I.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 2exs; Al Majardah, Wadi Yabah, 19°16.27'N, 41°48.46'E, 411, 2.IV.2012, BS, Al Ansi, A., 3♂24exs; 2.IV.2012, LT, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; 2.IV.2012, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Al Majardah, Wadi Thalooth Al Mandhar, 42°01.12'E, 433 m, 31.V.2012, BS, Al Ansi, A., 6exs; Baha: Wadi Turubah, 20°14.37'N, 41°15.23'E, 27.IX.2013, Al Dhafer, H., 2exs; Thee Ain, 19°55.78'N, 41°26.60'E, 741 m, 10.III.2012, BS, Al Dhafer et al., 1ex; 25.IV.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 3exs; 3.VI.2012, BS, Al Ansi, A., 3exs; Al Quhman Village, 5 km before Al Atawilah, 20°19.23'N, 41°19.48'E, 2014 m, 24.IV.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 2exs; 18 km before Al Atawilah, 20°25.12'N, 41°19.41'E, 1654 m, 24.IV.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 2exs; Raghdan, 20°34.25'N, 41°45.11'E, 13.V.2011, SN, Fadl et al., 1ex; Sad Medhas, 20°13.26'N, 41°16.53'E, 1781 m, 9.III.2012, SN, Al Dhfer et al., 4exs; Jizan: Hurub Wadi Hurub, 17°43.12'N, 42°57.88'E, 398 m, 24.V.2012, BS, Al Ansi, A., 5exs; Hurub Wadi Qasi, 17°26.52'N, 42°57.32'E, 284 m, 24.V.2012, BS, Al Ansi, A., 1ex.

Local distribution.

Specimens of this species were collected from Asir, Baha, and Jizan. It was previously reported by Fürsch (1979) from Asir province.

World distribution.

Asia: SA and YE ( Kovář 2007).