Scymnus (Pullus) syriacus (Marsuel, 1868)

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

Scymnus (Pullus) syriacus (Marsuel, 1868)

Nephus syriacus Marsuel, 1868: 216.

Remark.

This is a widely distributed species throughout the year in SA and was collected from the habitats of A. Acacia ehrenbergiana , A. Acacia gerrardii , C. procera , L. shawii , R. stricta , and Z. nummularia . It is a predator on Aphis fabae Scopoli, 1840 ( Talhouk 1982; Fürsch 1989) and whiteflies and aphids ( Martin 1972).

Material examined.

Riyadh: Hutet Bani Tamim Ibex Reserve National Park, 23°28.10'N, 46°36.35'E, 4.IV.2008, SN, Al Dryhim et al., 2♂30exs; 21.III.2008, SN, 2♀3exs; 28.VII.2007, SN, 1ex; 19.V.2007, SN, 2exs; 19.IV.2008, SN, 1ex; 7.V.2012, LT, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; 28.V.2010, SN, Al Dhafer et al., 2exs; Hutet Bani Tamim-Al Hareeq Rd., 23°32.03'N, 46°47.33'E, 584 m, 8.V.2012, LT, Al Ansi,A., 1♀3exs; Al Hareeq-Ar Rayn Rd., 23°33.88'N, 46°22.53'E, 737 m, 8.V.2012, LT, Al Ansi, A., 1♂; Hutet Bani Tamim, 23°27.26'N, 46°41.13'E, 19.IV.2008, SN, Al Dhafer, H., 7exs; 7.V.2012, HP, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Rawdhet Khoraim, 25°22.98'N, 47°16.71'E, 559 m, 98exs were collected by SN and B on branches of A. Acacia ehrenbergiana , A. Acacia gerrardii , C. procera , L. shawii , R. stricta and Z. nummularia ; and HP under canopy of the previous plants; also by LT; through X, XII.2011; II-VI, X-XII.2012; III, IV, VI, VII.2013; 11.IV.2011, SN, Al Dryhim et al., 1♀; 11.IV.2011, SN, Al Dryhim et al., 1ex; 16.X.2011, LT, 1ex; 26.V.2012, BS, 1♂1ex; 26.V.2012, LT, 1♂1ex; 18.II.2012, SN, 1ex; 26.V.2012, BS, 1♂1ex; 15.V.2012, SN, 1ex; 14.V.2012, BS, 1ex; 14.V.2012, SU, 2exs; 14.V.2012, BS, 1ex; Wadi Namar, 24°32.18'N, 46°34.60'E, 29.II.2012, BS, Al Ansi et al., 1ex; Al Kharj, 20°24'N, 46°29'E, 18.XI.2009, SN, Al Dryhim et al., 2exs; Wadi Ad Dawasir, 20°25.83'N, 44°56.53'E, 641 m, 17.I.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 1ex; Al Muzahimiyah Al Khararah, 24°24.21'N, 46°14.40'E, 30.III.2011, SN, Al Dryhim et al., 1♂1♀4exs; Najran: Hubuna Al Dhaiqah, 17°50.71'N, 44°15.83'E, 1228 m, 14.I.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 2exs; Rijla Wadi Najran, 17°31.56'N, 44°13.65'E, 1257 m, 15.I.2013, BS, 2exs; Hubuna Lahumah, 17°50.47'N, 44°16.82'E, 1212 m, 14.I.2013, BS, 4exs.

Local distribution.

Specimens of this species were collected from Eastern, Najran, and Riyadh provinces and have been previously reported from Eastern Province by Talhouk (1982) and Fürsch (1989), from Eastern province and Baha by El-Hawagry et al. (2013), and from Riyadh by Abdel-Dayem et al. (2017); it was listed by Martin (1972).

World distribution.

Asia: SA ( Fürsch 1989); Asia: CY, IN, IQ, PAL, JO, LE, SI, and SY; North Africa: EG; ( Kovář 2007).