Pharoscymnus pharoides (Marseul, 1868)

Biranvand, Amir, Nedved, Oldrich, Tomaszewska, Wioletta, Canepari, Claudio, Shakarami, Jahanshir, Fekrat, Lida & Khormizi, Mehdi Zare, 2016, An annotated checklist of Microweiseinae and Sticholotidini of Iran (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae), ZooKeys 587, pp. 37-48 : 41-42

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Coccinellidae

Pharoscymnus pharoides (Marseul, 1868) Figure 2 a–h

Material examined.

3 females, 4 males, Iran, Lorestan Prov., Azna Mmyl (33°23'00"N 48°36'05"E), on hawthorn, pine, walnut, iii.2013, lgt. et coll. Biranvand, det. Canepari.

Diagnosis.

Body length 1.9 mm. Dorsal surface black and setose with three pairs of orange spots on elytra; head, antennae and mouthparts dark brown; eyes completely visible from dorsal view; coxa, trochanter and basal part of femur black, distal part of femur, tibia and tarsus dark brown (Fig. 2 a–c). Male genitalia with penis weakly curved near base (Fig. 2 d, h); tegminal strut about as long as basal piece, parameres slender and distinctly longer than penis guide (Fig. 2 e–g).

General distribution.

Egypt, Iran, Israel, Libya, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Turkey ( Kovář 2007).

Distribution in Iran.

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Fars ( Bagheri and Mosadegh 1997, Moddarres-Awal 2012), Lorestan (current study).

Host plants and prey species in Iran.

This species has been collected from almond and oak ( Bagheri and Mosadegh 1997), and recently from hawthorn, pine, and walnut (current study).

Remarks.

This species was reported by Erler and Tunc (2001) on Olea europaea as a predator of Lineaspis riccae (Targioni Tozzetti).