Hyperaspis polita ( Weise, 1885 )

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 : 21

Hyperaspis polita ( Weise, 1885)

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Material: Irtas 1 ( PMNH # E12509, 2, 25 March 2018). Dayr Balut ( PMNH # E12510, 1, 2 September 2017).

Remarks: Hyperaspis polita is one of the important predators of cotton mealybugs ( Spodek et al. 2018; Seyfollahi et al. 2016). It was reported in the region as a common species ( Halperin et al. 1995), but in the study area in the West Bank it was collected from Irtas 1 on a Geranium sp. plant and from Dayr Balut on a fennel plant.

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FIGURE 11. Dorsal habitus images of the Coccinellidae of the West Bank (continued): A. Hyperaspis polita, B. Hyperaspis syriaca, C. Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, D. Nephus (Bipunctatus) bipunctatus, E. Nephus crucifer, F. Nephus (Sidis) hiekei, G. Nephus (Nephus) peyerimhoffi, H. Nephus (Nephus) quadrimaculatus, I. Scymnus (Scymnus) flavicollis, J. Scymnus (Parapullus) abietis, K. Scymnus (Scymnus) interruptus, L. Scymnus (Neopullus) limbatus, M. Scymnus nigropictus, N. Scymnus (Scymnus) pallipediformis, O. Scymnus (Pullus) subvillosus, P. Scymnus (Pullus) suturalis, Q. Scymnus (Pullus) syriacus, R. Diomus anemicus, S. Stethorus gilvifrons (Scale bar = 3mm).