Rhyzobius (Lindorus) lophanthae ( Blaisdell, 1892 )

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 : 36

Rhyzobius (Lindorus) lophanthae ( Blaisdell, 1892)

( Fig. 18C , Fig. 20 )

Material: Bayt Jala 1 ( PMNH # E12694, 1, 22 March 2018). Khallet Hamad ( PMNH # E12695, 10 , 27 March 2018) . Bethlehem 2 ( PMNH # E12696, 2 , 2 April 2018) . Al-Kum ( PMNH # E12697, 4 , 5 April 2018) . Bethlehem 1 ( PMNH # E12698, 1 , 1 April 2018) . Hadab al Fawar ( PMNH # E12700, 32 , 12 April 2018) . Al Buweib ( PMNH # E12701, 2 , 9 April 2018) .

Remarks: Rhyzobius lophanthae is one of the most important predators of scale insects on date palm trees in Palestine ( Kehat 1967). It is highly predatory on Chrysomphalus dictyospermi ( Branco et al. 2017) . It was reported previously from our region ( Halperin et al. 1995). During this study, it was recorded from seven localities in the south of the West Bank.

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FIGURE 18. Dorsal habitus images of the Coccinellidae of the West Bank (continued): A. Pharoscymnus fleischeri, B. Serangium parcesetosum, C. Rhyzobius (Lindorus) lophanthae, D. Rodolia cardinalis (Scale bar = 3mm).

FIGURE 20. Localities where Rhyzobius (Lindorus) lophanthae was collected during the course of this study.