Serangium parcesetosum ( Sicard, 1929 )

Najajrah, Mohammad H., Swaileh, Khalid M. & Qumsiyeh, Mazin B., 2019, Systematic list, geographic distribution and ecological significance of lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from the West Bank (Central Palestine), Zootaxa 4664 (1), pp. 1-46 : 36

Serangium parcesetosum ( Sicard, 1929)

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Material: Ein Al-Duok Al foqa ( PMNH # E12755, 41, 4 March 2018).

Remarks: Serangium parcesetosum , was introduced in our region in 1989 ( Argov 1994; Mendel et al. 2017). Our specimens seem closer to S. montazerii in morphology, but examination of the reproductive organs confirm that the sample is Serangium parcesetosum . During this study, it was found in one site in a high density of Ligustrum plants infested with scale insects. A Serangium species (unidentified by the authors) was also noted feeding on Bemisia tabaci ( Asiimwe et al. 2007) .

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FIGURE 18. Dorsal habitus images of the Coccinellidae of the West Bank (continued): A. Pharoscymnus fleischeri, B. Serangium parcesetosum, C. Rhyzobius (Lindorus) lophanthae, D. Rodolia cardinalis (Scale bar = 3mm).