Stethorus gilvifrons (Mulsant, 1850)
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Stethorus gilvifrons (Mulsant, 1850)
Scymnus gilvifrons Mulsant, 1850: 995.
Remark.
This species is known as a predator of spider mites ( Martin 1972; Abu-Thuraya 1982; Talhouk 1982; Raimundo and van Harten 2000) and is generally found in natural ecosystems.
Materials examined.
Baha: Wadi Al Zaraeb, 20°03.60'N, 41°23.19'E, 2123 m, 15.V.2010, BS, Sharaf, M., 1ex; Wadi Al Lehian, 20°09.78'N, 41°36.18'E, 1641 m, 25.IV.2013, BS, Al Ansi, A. and Al Harbi, M., 155exs; Al Lieshtah Village 20 km outside of Baha, 20°12.16'N, 41°22.21'E, 2231 m, 26.IV.2013, BS, Al Ansi, A. and Al Harbi, M., 6exs; Baidah Dam, 20°11.88'N, 41°24.06'E, 1880 m, 24.IV.2013, BS, Al Ansi, A. and Al Harbi, M., 1ex; Eastern Province: Al Ahsa, 22°17.53'N, 50°40.46'E, 28.XII.1982, Al Shuaaei, M., ANMA, 1ex and Najran: Rijla Wadi Najran, 17°31.56'N, 44°13.65'E, 1257 m, 15.I.2013, BS, Al Ansi, A., 4♂126exs; Wadi Shuaib Barran, 17°28.94'N, 44°05.52'E, 1325 m, 16.I.2013, BS, Al Ansi, A., 38exs.
Local distribution.
It was collected from Baha, Eastern Province, and Najran and was previously reported by Fürsch (1979) from Asir and Riyadh, by Abu-Thuraya (1982) from Eastern Province and Riyadh, and by Talhouk (1982) from Eastern Province, Riyadh, and Makkah and was listed by Martin (1972).
World distribution.
Asia: AF, CY, IN, IQ, KA, LE, PA, SA, SY, and TR; Europe: AB, AR, CR, BU, FR, GR, and IT; North Africa: EG; ORR ( Kovář 2007) and YE ( Raimundo and van Harten 2000); AE ( Raimundo et al. 2007).
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Stethorus gilvifrons (Mulsant, 1850)
Ansi, Amin Al, Alkhalaf, Areej A., Fadl, Hassan, Rasool, Iftekhar & Dhafer, Hathal Al 2020 |
Scymnus gilvifrons
Mulsant 1850 |