Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773)

Biranvand, Amir, Nedvěd, Oldřich, Tomaszewska, Wioletta, Al Ansi, Amin N., Fekrat, Lida, Haghghadam, Zahra Mojib, Khormizi, Mehdi Zare, Noorinahad, Sara, Şenal, Derya, Shakarami, Jahanshir & Haelewaters, Danny, 2019, The genus Harmonia (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in the Middle East region, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 59 (1), pp. 163-170 : 165-166

Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773)

Figs 1–4 , 6 , 14–16 , 20

Coccinella axyridis Pallas, 1773 .

Material examined. IRAN: GILAN PROVINCE: Rudsar County, Rudsar , 37°8′11.739″N, 50°16′55.037″E, vi.2016, 2 spec., ex Corylus sp., Z. M. Haghghadam leg., A. Biranvand det. ; Rasht County, Rasht, Melat Park , 37°17′27.151″N, 49°35′47.65″E, iii.–ix.2016 + 2017, 85 ♂♂, 230 ♀♀, ex Corylus sp., Hibiscus sp., Lagerstroemia sp., Nerium sp., Populus , sp., Prunus sp., Robinia sp., Z. M. Haghghadam & M. Mardani-Talaee leg., A. Biranvand & O. Nedvěd det. ; Fuman County, Fuman, Shahr Park , 37°13′51.45″N, 49°19′6.134″E, viii.2017, 1 spec., ex Lagerstroemia sp., Z. M. Haghghadam leg., A. Biranvand det. ; Langarud County, Langarud , 37°11′33.1″N, 50°09′09.2″E, vii.2017, 5 spec., ex Citrus sp., Z. M. Haghghadam leg., A. Biranvand det. ; Lahijan County, Lahijan , 37°11′22.652″N, 50°1′10.229″E, viii.2017, 2 spec., ex Quora sp., Z. M. Haghghadam leg., A. Biranvand det. MAZANDARAN PROVINCE: Nur County, Chamestan , vii.2017, 1 spec., E. Shafiee & E. Dehghan leg., M. Z. Khormizi det. ; Ramsar County, Sadat Shahr , 36°53′21.449″N, 50°41′45.658″E, vii.2017, 1 spec., E. Shafiee & E. Dehghan leg., M. Z. Khormizi det. SAUDI ARABIA: RIYADH PROVINCE: Diriyah , 24°48′43.39″N 46°31′17.27″E, v.2005, 1 spec. (forma conspicua ), S. A. Turkestani leg., A. N. Al Ansi det. TURKEY: BILECIK PROVINCE: Bilecik Central District, Pelitözü , 40°11′6.9756’’N, 29°58′5.5704″E, xi.2014, ix.–xi.2015, iii.–viii.2016, 55 spec., ex Cydonia sp., Juglans sp., Malus sp., Medicago sp., Morus sp., Phaseolus sp., Prunus sp., weeds, insidebuildings, D. Şenal leg.et det. ; Osmaneli District, Sarıyazı village, 40°27′19.188″N, 29°56′22.56″E, xi.2014, xi.2015, vi.2016, 10 spec., ex Abelmoschus sp., Cydonia sp., Paliurus sp., Solanum sp., Triticum sp., D. Şenal leg.et det. ; Yenipazar District, 2.5 km NWYenipazar, Gölpazarı Yenipazar Yolu , 40°11′30.048″N, 30°30′5.184″E, vi.–xi.2015, vi.–x.2016, 46 spec., ex Helianthus sp., Medicago sp., Paliurus sp., Prunus sp., Pyrus sp., Triticum sp., Vitis sp., D. Şenal leg. et det. ; Söğüt District, Küre , 40°5′14.892″N, 30°9′2.7936″E, vii.–xi.2015, vi.–viii.2016, 20 spec., ex Abelmoschus sp., Capsicum sp., Cucurbita sp., Juglans sp., Medicago sp., Mentha sp., Phaseolus sp., Prunus sp., Solanum sp., weeds, D. Şenal leg.et det. ; Pazaryeri District, Arapdede , 39°59′40.92″N, 29°52′44.328″E, viii.–xi.2015, vi.–viii.2016, 25 spec., ex Humulus sp., Juglans sp., Malus sp., Medicago sp., Pinus sp., D.Şenal leg.et det. ; Bozüyük District, 1.6 km NW Çokçapınar, Çokçapınar Eceköy Yolu , 39°46′19.2″N, 29°58′3.9″E, ix.2015, viii.2016, 4 spec., ex Medicago sp., Quercus sp., D. Şenal leg. et det. ; Gölpazarı District, 4.2 km SW Gölpazarı , Reşadiye Mahallesi , 40°15′53.2764″N, 30°16′26.5044″E, viii.–xi.2015, vii.2016, 25 spec., ex Helianthus sp., Malus sp., Prunus sp., weeds, D. Şenal leg. et det. ; İnhisar District, Karaağaç Mahallesi , Mihalgazi – İnhisar Yolu , 40°2′42.36″N, 30°24′9.684″E, vii.–xi.2015, vi.2016, 67 spec., ex Capsicum sp., Paliurus sp., Punica sp., Solanum sp., weeds, D. Şenal leg. et det .

Notes. The specimen of H. axyridis from Saudi Arabia was already collected in 2005 but remained unidentified until now. As a result, this is the first formal report of H. axyridis from Saudi Arabia.

The first publishedreports of this species in Turkey were from 2011, collected in the European part of the country, in Tekirdağ Province ( AYSAL & KIVAN 2014). Other recent collections were made in several localities in the provinces of Bartın ( TOPER KAYGIN & SOBUTAY KAPTAN 2017), Çanakkale ( BAŞTUĞ & KASAP 2015), Düzce ( ÖZTEMIZ & YAYLA 2018), Isparta ( OĞUZOĞLU 2017), Tekirdağ ( AYSAL & KIVAN 2014), and Yozgat ( TIFTIKÇI 2017). Asingle specimen has been found in Nevşehir Province, in the vicinityof Göreme ( BUKEJS & TELNOV 2015). This was suggested to be the first report of H. axyridis for Turkey but it was only collected in July 2013, whereas several specimens from Tekirdağ Province were collected in 2011–2012 ( AYSAL & KIVAN 2014).

In Iran, H. axyridis was for the first time collected in April 2016, from the city of Rasht in Gilan Province ( MARDANI-TALAEE et al. 2019). Similar to what these authors found, we collected many adults from various host plants. Moreover, H. axyridis was reported from Israel based on a single specimen (forma succinea ) collected in 2017 from Kibbutz Netzer Sereni ( MIENIS 2017). All known records of H. axyridis from the Middle East are summarized in Fig. 20 .

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Fig 20. Currently known distribution of H. axyridis in the Middle East region, with reports in Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.

Figs 1–5. Comparison of dorsal habitus of H.axy- ridis (Pallas, 1773) (1–4) and H. quadripunctata (Pontoppidan, 1763) (5). Harmonia axyridis: 1, 2 – forma succinea (which we collected in Iran and Turkey); 3 – forma spectabilis (Iran and Turkey); 4 – forma conspicua (Saudi Arabia and Turkey).

Figs 6–13. Morphological characters of Harmonia species: 6 – H. axyridis (Pallas, 1773), prosternum. 7–13 – Harmonia quadripunctata (Pontoppidan, 1763): 7 – prosternum; 8 – hind leg; 9 – antenna; 10 – meso- and metaventrites; 11 – maxillary palp; 12 – abdominal ventrite 1 with postcoxal lines; 13 – mandible.

Figs 14–19. Comparison of male genitalia of H. axyridis (Pallas, 1773) (14–16) and H. quadripunctata (Pontoppidan, 1763) (17–19): 14, 17 – tegmen; 15, 18 – penis; 16, 19 – penis apex. All in lateral view.