Chnootriba elaterii orientalis (Zimmermann, 1936)

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

Chnootriba elaterii orientalis (Zimmermann, 1936)

Coccinella elaterii Rossi, 1794

Coccinella chrysomelina Fabricius, 1775 (1): 277.

Remark.

This is a phytophagous coccinellid. Members of this species were found to be associated with squash and cucurbits. This species is phytophagous and has been reported as a serious pest of Cucurbitaceae ( Raimundo and van Harten 2000).

Material examined.

Asir: Khamis Mushait Wadi Bin Hashbal, 18°35.44'N, 42°39.01'E, 1892 m, 26.IV.2011, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Khamis Mushait, 18°18'N, 42°45'E, 17.IV.2016, SN, Soliman, A., 1ex; Abha Raydah, 18°12.10'N, 42°24.54'E, 2578 m,5.XII.2013, HP, Khan, S., 1ex; 16.IV.2016, HP, Al Dhafer, H., 1ex; Thalooth Al Mandhar Wadi Baqrah, 18°47.57'N, 42°01.12'E, 433 m, 12.X.2013, HP, El Torkey, A., 6exs; HP, Rasool, I., 2exs; Baha: Wadi Ghanuna, 19°24.67'N, 41°36.39'E, 348 m, 11.V.2011, SN, Fadl, H., 2exs; Thee Ain, 19°55.78'N, 41°26.60'E, 741 m, 11.V.2011, SN, Fadl, H., 1ex; 11.IV.2016, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Wadi Al Arg Qilwah-Adhom Rd., 20°29.98'N, 40°48.95'E, 429 m, 9.XI.2012, BS, Fadl, H., 1♂1ex; Jizan: Baysh, 17°42.71'N, 42°53.19'E, 102 m,23.II.2015, HP, Al Harbi et al., 1ex; Wadi Gowra Aiban, 17°17.57'N, 43°04.21'E, 451 m, 11.XI.2012, SN, Fadl, H., 1ex; Jizan city, 16°54'N, 42°29'E, 20.I.1979, SN, Talhouk et al., ANMA, 12exs, det. Fürsch, 1979. Makkah: Al-Taif, 21°08'N, 40°58'E, 19.II.1980, 2exs; Riyadh: Hutet Bani Tamim, 23°27.26'N, 46°41.13'E, 30.XII.2010, HP, Al Dryhim et al., 2exs; 2.VI.2007, SN, Al Dryhim et al., 1ex; Huraymala, 27.VI.1988, SN, Al Dawood, A., 13exs, on weeds; 8.V.1987, 3exs, on cucurbits; 14.IV, 5exs; Al Dawadmi, 24°30'N, 44°24'E, 22.II.1980, 1ex; Dirab, 23°30'N, 46°51'E, 17.XI.1989, 1ex; 17.XI.1986. Amro, 1ex, on lantana; 17.XI, SN, Al Fehaid, M.,1ex; Al-Hair, 13.I.1989, Salem, 9exs, on colocynth; Al Kharj, 20°24'N, 46°29'E, 31.X.2002, Saif, A., 1ex, on Squash; Tumayer, 25°42.36'N, 45°52.11'E, 9.V.2011, LT, Al Ahmari, S., 1ex; Riyadh, 2.XI.2013, HP, Salman, S., 1ex; Qaseem: Buraydah 26°12.954'N, 44°02.48'E, 633 m, 17.IX.2011, SN, Al ansi et al., 1ex.

Local distribution.

This species is widely distributed in Saudi Arabia and was collected from Asir, Bahah, Jizan, Makkah, Riyadh, and Qaseem. It was previously recorded from Zilfi approximately 160 miles northwest of Riyadh by Kapur (1959); from Eastern Province, Riyadh, Makkah, and Tabouk by Beccari (1971); and from Riyadh by Fürsch (1979) and listed by Martin (1972) and Walker and Pittaway (1987).

World distribution.

Asia: AF, CY, IN, IQ, PAL, JO, SI, SA, SY, PA, TR, and YE; North Africa: EG and LB; AFR ( Kovář 2007).