Psyllobora bisoctonotata (Mulsant, 1850)

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

Psyllobora bisoctonotata (Mulsant, 1850)

Psyllobora bisoctonotata Thea Psyllobora bisoctonotata Mulsant, 1850: 204.

Remarks.

This species was found in a variety of habitats from greenhouses, open crop fields, and in natural habitats from low to highlands. Both adults and larvae of this species feed on fungi ( Raimundo and van Harten 2000).

Material examined.

Asir: 8-20 km outside from Abha-Taif Rd., 1976, Wittmer et al., ANMA, 1ex; Abha, Sodah, 18°16.27'N, 42°21.52'E, 19.III.2009, SN, Al Dhafer et al., 5♂2♀, on squash plants; 24.IV.2011 SN, Al Ansi et al., 2♂; Abha, Raydah, 18°12.10'N, 42°24.54'E, 2578 m, 8.II.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Ahd Rifidh, 18°06.33'N, 42°53.82'E, 16.I.2013 BS, Al Ansi et al., 7♀4♂; Baha: Thee Ain, 19°55.78'N, 41°26.60'E, 741 m, 15.V.2011, SN, Fadl et al., 1♂; 13.X.2010, SN, Al Dhafer et al., 1♂; 12.IV.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 2exs; Wadi Turubah, 20°14.37'N, 41°15.23'E, 14.V.2011, SN, Fadl et al., 1♂1ex; 27.IX.2013, Al Dhafer, H., 12exs; Al Atawlah, 20°18.37'N, 41°20.52'E, 2160 m, 24.IV.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 11exs; Makkah: Taif, 21°08'N, 40°58'E, 10.IX.1969, SN, ANMA, 4exs; Najran: Rijila, Wadi Najran, 17°31.56'N, 44°13.65'E, 1257 m, 15.I.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 20♂8♀; 15.I.2013, SN, Al Ansi et al., 1♂; Wadi Shuaib Barran, 17°28.94'N, 44°05.52'E, 1325 m, 16.I.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 1♂; Riyadh: Ad Diraiyah, 5.VIII.1983, Abu Thoria, ANMA, 1ex; 21.XII.1963, SN, Abu Thoria, ANMA, 1ex.

Local distribution.

This species is widely distributed in the KSA and was collected from Asir, Baha, Makkah, Najran, and Riyadh. It was previously reported by Shalaby (1962) from Makkah, Beccari (1971) from Makkah, Fürsch (1979) from Asir, and Talhouk (1982) from Makkah.

World distribution.

Asia: AE, AF, IN, IQ, PAL, JO, KA, PA, SA, SY, UP, and YE; North Africa: EG; AFR and ORR ( Kovář 2007).