Exochomus quadripustulatus ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

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 : 19

Exochomus quadripustulatus ( Linnaeus, 1758)

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Material: Husan ( PMNH # E12446, 1, 21 March 2018). Umm Salmuna ( PMNH # E12447, 2 , 27 March 2018) . Abu Nujaym 2 ( PMNH # E12449, 4 , 27 March 2018) . Irtas 2 ( PMNH # E12450, 2 , 25 March 2018) . Dayr Kremzan 1 ( PMNH # E12451, 1 , 31 March 2018) . Khirbat Safa 2 ( PMNH # E12452, 1 , 3 April 2018) . Bayt Fajar 2 ( PMNH # E12453, 1 , 2 April 2018) . Bethlehem 2 ( PMNH # E12454, 3 , 2 April 2018) . Bayt Ummar ( PMNH # E12455, 1 , 3 April 2018) . Bayt Amra ( PMNH # E12456, 1 , 12 April 2018) . AlShuyukh ( PMNH # E12457, 1 , 9 April 2018) . Al Baqa’a 1 ( PMNH # E12458, 1 , 9 April 2018) . Tapuah ( PMNH # E12459, 1 , 21 April 2018) . Dura 2 ( PMNH # E12460, 1 , 21 April 2018) . Ein Hasaka ( PMNH # E12461, 3 , 21 April 2018) . Wadi Al Joz ( PMNH # E12462, 1 , 21 April 2018) .

Remarks: Exochomus quadripustulatus was observed on oak trees (characteristic of the Mediterranean region) infested with scale insects in Turkey ( Ulgenturk & Toros 2016). In the present study, it was collected from oak trees in all sites. In one site (Bayt Amra), it was found on olive trees infested with psyllids.

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FIGURE 8. Dorsal habitus images of the Coccinellidae of the West Bank (continued): A. Chilocorus bipustulatus, B. Exochomus nigromaculatus, C. Exochomus quadripustulatus, D. Exochomus pubescens, E. Platynaspis luteorubra (Scale bar = 5mm).

FIGURE 10. Localities where Exochomus quadripustulatus was collected during the course of this study.