Scymnus (Scymnus) nubilus Mulsant, 1850

Ansi, Amin Al, Alkhalaf, Areej A., Fadl, Hassan, Rasool, Iftekhar & Dhafer, Hathal Al, 2020, An annotated checklist of Coccinellidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) with eight new records from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ZooKeys 1006, pp. 35-89 : 35

Scymnus (Scymnus) nubilus Mulsant, 1850

Scymnus nubilus Mulsant, 1850: 972.

Remark.

This species is found in both natural habitats and agroecosystems and collected throughout the year in SA. It is a well-known predator of the sugarcane whitefly, Aleurolobus barodensis (Maskell, 1896) ( Hodek and Honek 2009) and aphids ( Raimundo et al. 2007).

Material examined.

Asir: Wadi Abha, 18°22.03'N, 42°50.82'E, 1990 m, 28.IV.2011, SN, Al Ansi et al., 1ex; Wadi Ghanuna, 19°24.67'N, 41°36.39'E, 348 m, 11.V.2011, SN, Fadl et al., 1ex; Al Majaridah, Wadi Yabah, 19°16.27'N, 41°48.46'E, 411, 2.VI.2012, SN, Al Ansi, A, 1♂4exs.; 2.VI.2012, BS, Al Ansi, A., 4exs; Al Majaridah, Wadi Al Talalie, 19°05.19'N, 41°47.78'E, 286 m, 1.VI.2012, LT, Al Ansi et al., 1ex; 1.VI.2012, SN, Al Ansi, A., 2exs; Khamis Mushait, Wadi Bisha, 18°20.01'N, 42°42.13'E, 1990 m 27.IV.2011, SN, Al Ansi, A., 3exs; Ahd Rifidh, 18°06.33'N, 42°53.82'E, 16.I.2013, BS, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; 16.I.2013, SN, Al Ansi, A., 4exs; Thalooth Al Mandhar Wadi Baqrah, 18°47.57'N, 42°01.12'E, 433 m, 4.XI.2013, SN, Al Dhafer et al., 1ex; LT, 1ex; 12.X.2013, HP, El Torkey, A., 1ex; Baha: Qilwah-Adhom, Wadi Al Arg, 20°29.98'N, 40°48.95'E, 429 m, 9.XI.2012, BS, Fadl, H., 1ex; Thee Ain, 19°55.78'N, 41°26.60'E, 741 m, 15.V.2011, SN, Fadl et al., 3exs; 3.VI.2012, SN, Al Ansi, A., 2exs; Ghabat Raghadan, 20°34.25'N, 41°45.11'E, 13.V.2011, SN, Fadl et al., 2exs; Wadi Turubah, 20°14.37'N, 41°15.23'E, 14.X.2010, SN, Fadl et al., 1ex; Wadi Bawah, 20°43.93'N, 41°16.82'E, 1347 m, 8.XI.2012, BS, Fadl, H., 2exs; 8.XI.2012, HP, Abdel-Dayem, M., 1ex; Wadi Turubah, 20°14.37'N, 41°15.23'E, 14.V.2011, SN, Fadl et al., 1ex; 3.VI.2012, BS, Al Ansi, A., 1♀5exs; 3.VI.2012, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1♂; Thee Ain, 19°55.78'N, 41°26.60'E, 741 m, 13.X.2010, SN, Fadl et al., 1ex; 18.V.2010, SN, Al Dhafer et al., 3exs; 18.V.2010, BS, Sharaf, M., 1ex; Wadi Milan, 19°50.79'N, 41°21.01'E, 481 m, 7.III.2013, SN, Al Harbi et al., 14exs; Bani Farwah, 20°02.13'N, 41°29.37'E, 2065 m, 25.IV.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 1ex; Rahwan, 10 km outside of Baha, 20°04.03'N, 41°27.01'E, 2272 m, 24.IV.2013, BS, 1ex; King Saud Rd., 20°00.28'N, 41°27.91'E, 2132 m, 25.IV.2013, BS, 11exs; Eastern Province: An Nuayriyah, 27°25.26'N, 48°27.20'E, 67 m, 2.III.2011, SN, 2exs; Jizan: Al Aydabi, 17°21.67'N, 43°02.70'E, 272 m, 22.V.2012, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Al Aydabi, Jaorat Aiban, 17°25.53'N, 43°03.50'E, 343 m, 23.V.2012, BS, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Al Muruj Village, 16°47.34'N, 42°45.14'E, 11.III.2010, SN, Al Dhafer, H. and El Gharabawy, A., 2exs; Al Aridah, Jizan Dam, 17°02.62'N, 42°59.36'E, 187 m, 21.V.2012, BS, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Wadi Dhamad, 17°12.32'N, 43°01.58'E, 258 m, 11.XI.2012, LT, Abdel-Dayem, M., 1ex; Najran:Wadi Shuaib Barran, 17°28.94'N, 44°05.52'E, 1325 m, 16.I.2013, BS, Al Ansi, A., 10exs; Hubuna, Wadi Hubuna, 17°50.41'N, 44°02.29'E, 1309 m, 14.I.2013, SN, Al Ansi, A., 2exs; Riyadh: 15.IX.2007, SN, 2exs; Al Uyaynah, 24°53'N, 46°22'E, 25.VI.2011, SN, Al Ahzmy, H., 1ex; 30.XI.2010, SN, Al Ansi, A., 2exs; 24.III.2006, SN, Al Homaidi, O., 1♀; 27.IV.2011, SN, Al Jreed, Y., 1ex; Ad Diriyah, 24°40'N, 46°35'E, 7.IV.2010, SN, Hazazi, T., 1ex; 17.III, SN, 1ex; 5.II.1986, SN, 1ex; 3.X.1991, SN, 1ex; Riyadh, IX.1989, SN, 1ex; 16.X.2003, SN, Al Dhobaib, N., 1ex; Al Kharj, 20°24'N, 46°29'E, 24.III.2010, SN, Al Hashel, A., 1ex; Sajir, 24°51.23'N, 45°42.39'E, 17.XI.2011, SN, Setyaningrum, H., 1ex; Al Ammariah, 24°49'N, 46°26'E, 19.V.2009, SN, Baziad, A., 1ex; 21.X.2009, SN, Abdel-Gayed, A., 1ex; 19.XII.2002, SN, Saad, F., 1ex; Dirab, 23°30'N, 46°51'E, 2.X.1989, SN, 1ex; 18.IV.1982, SN, 1ex; 20.XI.1986, SN, Amro, 1ex; 28.III.2010, ST, Al Dhafer et al., 1ex; 7.IV.1987, SN, 1ex; 24.XI.1986, SN, 1ex; 21.IV.1987, SN, 1ex; 13.X.2010, ST, Setyaningrum et al., 1ex; 25.IV.2010, ST, Al Dhafer et al., 1ex; 26.IV.2012, SN, Al Qahtani, R., 1ex; 9.V.2012, SN, Al Qahtani, R., 1ex; Al Waseel, 24°48.40'N, 46°30.42'E, 25.III.2004, SN, Al Aati, M., 1ex; 11.V.2010, SN, Khan, M., 1ex; As Sullayyil Al Aflag Rd. 69 Km before Al Aflag, 21°22.92'N, 46°05.29'E, 653 m, 17.I.2013, BS, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Rawdet Khoraim, 25°22.98'N, 47°16.71'E, 559 m, 18.II.2012, SN, 1ex; 30.VI.2012, SN, 1ex; 27.V.2012, LT, 1ex; 26.V.2012, MT, 1ex; 28.VII.2012, MT, 1ex; 27.VIII.2012, MT, 1ex; 27.VIII.2012, PT, 1ex; Tabuk: Tabuk-Dhuba Rd., 28°18.39'N, 36°02.87'E, 824 m, 15.IX.2011, SN, Al Ansi et al., 1♀40exs; Tabuk-Madinah Rd., 28°23.47'N, 36°51.96'E, 808 m, 14.IX.2011, SN, 10ex; Tabuk-Taima Rd., 27°43.51'N, 38°12.94'E, 16.IX.2011, SN, 1ex; Tabuk-Dhuba Rd., 28°18.39'N, 36°02.87'E, 824 m, 15.IX.2011, SN, 3exs.

Local distribution.

It is found in Asir, Baha, Eastern, Jizan, Makkah, Najran, Riyadh, and Tabuk provinces and previously reported from Asir by Fürsch (1979) as S. levaillanti and from Riyadh by Abdel-Dayem et al. (2017).

World distribution.

Asia: AE, AF, IN, IQ, PAL, JA (Bonin, Ryukyus), JO, KU, LE, OM, NP, PA, SA, SD, SY, TAI, TR, and UP; Europe: AZ, GR, IT, PT, and SP; North Africa: CI, EG, and MR; AFR, AUR, and ORR ( Kovář 2007).