Parexochomus nigromaculatus (Goeze, 1777)

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

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1006.59123

publication LSID

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scientific name

Parexochomus nigromaculatus (Goeze, 1777)
status

 

Parexochomus nigromaculatus (Goeze, 1777)

Coccinella nigromaculata Goeze, 1777: 248.

Remarks.

This species is known as a predator of mealybugs and aphids as mentioned by R. D. Pope (1969) on the label data and was collected from wild vegetation and natural habitats. It was found from February to May and in September.

Material examined.

Asir: Abha, Sodah, 18°16.27'N, 42°21.52'E, 24.IV.2011, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1♀; Khamis Mushait, Wadi Bisha, 18°20.01'N, 42°42.13'E, 1990 m 27.IV.2011, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1♂; Abha, Habalah, 18°02.05'N, 42°51.49'E, 25.IV.2011, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Ahd Rifidh, 18°06.33'N, 42°53.82'E, 16.I.2013, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1♀; Al Majardah, Wadi Khat, 19°05.37'N, 41°58.37'E, 13.III.2012, BS, Al Dhafer et al., 1♀; 12.X.2013, SN, Sonbati, S., 1ex; Al Majardah, Wadi Qanunah, 19°24.67'N, 41°36.39'E, 348 m, 11.III.2012, SN, Al Dhafer et al., 2♀2♂; Muhail, Wadi Hali, 18°30.12'N, 42°02.21'E, 440 m, 11.II.2016, SN, Fadl, H., 2exs; El Torkey, A., SN, 1ex; Baha: Wadi Galah, 20°08.08'N, 41°20.56'E, 16.V.2011, SN, Fadl, H., 1♀; Al Mandaq, Wadi Turubah, 20°14.37'N, 41°15.23'E, 3.VI.2012, BS, Al Ansi, A., 1♂; 27.IX.2013, Al Dhafer, H., 2exs; Biljuraishi, 19°55.76'N, 41°26.59'E, 2053 m, 14.IV.2016, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Thee Ain, 19°55.78'N, 41°26.60'E, 741 m, 12.IV.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 2exs; 11.IV.2016, BS, Al Ansi et al., 2exs; Raghdan, 20°34.25'N, 41°45.11'E, 10.IV.2016, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Makkah: Taif, 21°08'N, 40°58'E, 10.IX.1969, R. D. Pope, ANMA, 3exs, on mealy bug.

Local distribution.

Adults of this species were collected from different localities of Asir, Baha, and Makkah. This species was previously listed by Fürsch (1979).

World distribution.

Asia: AF, CY, ES, FE, IN, IQ, PAL, KI, KZ, LE, PA, SY, TD, TR, UZ, WS, and XIN; Europe: AB, AL, AR, AU, BE, BH, BU, CR, CZ, DE, EN, FN, FI, FR, GB, GE, GG, GR, HU, IT, KI, KZ, MC, NL, NT, RO, SK, SL, SP, ST, SV, TR, UK, and YU ( Kovář 2007); YE ( Raimundo and van Harten 2000).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Coccinellidae

Genus

Parexochomus

Loc

Parexochomus nigromaculatus (Goeze, 1777)

Ansi, Amin Al, Alkhalaf, Areej A., Fadl, Hassan, Rasool, Iftekhar & Dhafer, Hathal Al 2020
2020
Loc

Coccinella nigromaculata

Goeze 1777
1777