Scymnus (Pullus) canariensis Wollaston, 1864

Romanowski, Jerzy, Ceryngier, Piotr, Větrovec, Jaroslav & Szawaryn, Karol, 2019, The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Zootaxa 4646 (1), pp. 101-123 : 111

Scymnus (Pullus) canariensis Wollaston, 1864

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Scymnus (Pullus) canariensis Wollaston 1864: 425 .

= Scymnus (Pullus) oblongior Wollaston 1864: 427 .

= Scymnus (Pullus) persimilis Lindberg 1950: 7 .

Material examined. Total of 683 specimens were collected from various plants including N. oleander , O. europaea , Tamarix sp., P. granatum , C. equisetifolia , Hibiscus sp., A. salicina , Pistacia lentiscus , palms including Phoenix canariensis , Arundo donax L. and Ricinus communis L. at majority of study sites: Aeropuerto de Fuerteventura (30.III.2017), Antigua (25.III.2017) , Barranco de las Penitas (29.III.2017) , Barranco de los Gutierres (25.III.2017) , Betancuria (10.02.2017, 25.III.2017, 05.VIII.2017) , Caleta de Fuste (13.II.2017, 30.III.2017) , Costa Calma (30. IX.2016, 08–09.II.2017, 11– 12.02.2017, 21–22.III.2017, 27.III.2017, 04.VIII.2017. 09.VIII.2017), El Pinar (25. III.2017, 05.VIII.2017) , Grandtarajal (03.VIII.2017) , Jandia (30.IX.2017) , Lajares (10.II.2017) , La Lajita (12– 13.II.2017, 23.III.2017) , La Pared (30.IX.2016, 26.III.2017, 03–05.VIII.2017, 12.VIII.2017), Mal Nombre (04. VIII.2017), Marcos Sanches (23.III.2017) , Matas Blancas (23.III.2017) , Montaña Cardon (23.III.2017) , Morro Jable (24.III.2017) , Pajara (12.VIII.2017) , Torrajelejo (24.III.2017) and Vega de Rio Palmas (25.III.2017) .

Distribution. Endemic species, known from all Canarian Islands ( Eizaguirre 2007).

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FIGURE 6. Scymnus medanensis: A) abdomen, male; B) spermatheca; C) penis; D) tegmen, lateral; E) tegmen, inner; F) habitus, dorsal; G) antenna; H) tip of penis; Scymnus canariensis: I) tip of penis; J) spermatheca; K) abdomen, male; L) habitus, dorsal; M) penis; N) tegmen, lateral; O) tegmen, inner.