Exochomus nigromaculatus ( Goeze, 1777 )

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 nigromaculatus ( Goeze, 1777)

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Material: Bethlehem 1 ( PMNH # E12438, 1, 28 July 2017). Bethlehem 1 ( PMNH # E12440, 3 , 21 July 2017) . Dura 3 ( PMNH # E12437, 1 , 21 April 2018) .

Remarks: In 1948, Halperin et al. (1995) recorded Exochomus nigromaculatus in many localities in Palestine. However, in the present study it was observed only in two localities, Cupressus woods near Dura in the Hebron Mountains and Cupressus woods near the Bethlehem region. Exochomus nigromaculatus is considered endangered (at least in the Eastern Mediterranean) according to the IUCN red list. This species was reported from areas in Belgium and Netherlands ( Adriaens et al. 2015).

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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).