Contribution to the Knowledge of the Ladybird beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae), Predators of Mealybugs (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae) in Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran Author Fallahzadeh, M. Author Abdimaleki, R. Author Saghaei, N. text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2013 2013-07-31 45 1 673 679 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5412908 0253-116X 5412908 Scymnus ( Pullus ) syriacus (MARSEUL 1868) M a t e r i a l 733, Bandar-e-Abbas, 23.04.2009 , ex Planococcus ficus (NASONOV) on Ficus sp. ( Moraceae ); 13♀♀ , 13, Bandar-e-Abbas, 30.5.2009 , ex Phenacoccus solenopsis (TINSLEY) on Abutilon fruticosum GUILL & PERR. (Malvaceae) , 3♀♀ , 233, 4.12.2009 , ex P. solenopsis on Acacia nilotica (L.) WILLD. ex DELILE ( Mimosaceae ); 6♀♀ , 1133, Minab, 18.02.2010 , ex P. solenopsis on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. ( Malvaceae ); 8♀♀ , 533, Rodkhaneh, 15.06.2010 , ex P. solenopsis on Gossypium L. ( Malvaceae ). R e m a r k s: It has been recorded as a predator of the mealybug Nipaecoccus viridis (NEWSTEAD) (SHARAF & MEYERDIRK 1987) , Ferrisia virgata (COCKERELL) ( MANGOUD 2008 ) . D i s t r i b u t i o n: Eastern Mediterranean region especially Jordan , Lebanon , Turkey , Iran , Libya , Yemen and Egypt ( YAZDANI 1990 , RAIMUNDO & VAN HARTEN 2000 , RAIMUNDO et al. 2006 ).