Cheilomenes lunata lunata (Fabricius, 1775) *
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Cheilomenes lunata lunata (Fabricius, 1775) * |
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Cheilomenes lunata lunata (Fabricius, 1775) * Figure 2 View Figure 2
Coccinella lunata lunata Fabricius, 1775: 86.
Diagnosis.
Pronotum is black with white anterolateral angles and anterior margin; elytra are black with large and rounded yellow-reddish spots. Pattern of spots on each elytron: separated spots on the shoulder, but mostly shoulder spot united with scutellar spot to a semi-circular spot outside the humeral callus; two rounded spots in the elytral centre: one near the suture and one in a more marginal position; two spots on the posterior half of elytron: one forming an inverted horizontal C and the other one stretching along the posterolateral elytral margin.
Material examined.
Asir: Abha, Raydah, 18°12.10'N, 42°24.54'E, 2578 m, 16.IV.2016, SN, Soliman, A., 1♀; Rijal Alma, Wadi Sabin, 17°48.25'N, 42°21.64'E, 194 m, 10.II.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 1♂1♀; Baha: Wadi Turubah, 20°14.37'N, 41°15.23'E, 10.V.2011, SN, Fadl et al., 1♂.
Local distribution.
This species was previously recorded from Yemen by Raimundo et al. (2006) and collected from Asir and Baha provinces during the present study.
World distribution.
North Africa: EG; AFR ( Kovář 2007); Asia: YE ( Raimundo et al. 2006) and a new country record for the KSA.
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