Parexochomus nigromaculatus (Goeze, 1777)

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

Parexochomus nigromaculatus (Goeze, 1777)

Coccinella nigromaculata Goeze, 1777: 248.

Remarks.

This species is known as a predator of mealybugs and aphids as mentioned by R. D. Pope (1969) on the label data and was collected from wild vegetation and natural habitats. It was found from February to May and in September.

Material examined.

Asir: Abha, Sodah, 18°16.27'N, 42°21.52'E, 24.IV.2011, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1♀; Khamis Mushait, Wadi Bisha, 18°20.01'N, 42°42.13'E, 1990 m 27.IV.2011, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1♂; Abha, Habalah, 18°02.05'N, 42°51.49'E, 25.IV.2011, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Ahd Rifidh, 18°06.33'N, 42°53.82'E, 16.I.2013, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1♀; Al Majardah, Wadi Khat, 19°05.37'N, 41°58.37'E, 13.III.2012, BS, Al Dhafer et al., 1♀; 12.X.2013, SN, Sonbati, S., 1ex; Al Majardah, Wadi Qanunah, 19°24.67'N, 41°36.39'E, 348 m, 11.III.2012, SN, Al Dhafer et al., 2♀2♂; Muhail, Wadi Hali, 18°30.12'N, 42°02.21'E, 440 m, 11.II.2016, SN, Fadl, H., 2exs; El Torkey, A., SN, 1ex; Baha: Wadi Galah, 20°08.08'N, 41°20.56'E, 16.V.2011, SN, Fadl, H., 1♀; Al Mandaq, Wadi Turubah, 20°14.37'N, 41°15.23'E, 3.VI.2012, BS, Al Ansi, A., 1♂; 27.IX.2013, Al Dhafer, H., 2exs; Biljuraishi, 19°55.76'N, 41°26.59'E, 2053 m, 14.IV.2016, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Thee Ain, 19°55.78'N, 41°26.60'E, 741 m, 12.IV.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 2exs; 11.IV.2016, BS, Al Ansi et al., 2exs; Raghdan, 20°34.25'N, 41°45.11'E, 10.IV.2016, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Makkah: Taif, 21°08'N, 40°58'E, 10.IX.1969, R. D. Pope, ANMA, 3exs, on mealy bug.

Local distribution.

Adults of this species were collected from different localities of Asir, Baha, and Makkah. This species was previously listed by Fürsch (1979).

World distribution.

Asia: AF, CY, ES, FE, IN, IQ, PAL, KI, KZ, LE, PA, SY, TD, TR, UZ, WS, and XIN; Europe: AB, AL, AR, AU, BE, BH, BU, CR, CZ, DE, EN, FN, FI, FR, GB, GE, GG, GR, HU, IT, KI, KZ, MC, NL, NT, RO, SK, SL, SP, ST, SV, TR, UK, and YU ( Kovář 2007); YE ( Raimundo and van Harten 2000).