Cheilomenes propinqua vicina (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

Cheilomenes propinqua vicina (Mulsant, 1850)

Cydonia propinqua vicina Mulsant, 1850: 411.

Remark.

This species is associated with a wide range of both natural habitats and agroecosystems, predating on other arthropods. It was known to predate particularly on aphids such as Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch, 1856), a pest of Setaria italica (L.) ( Martin 1972; Raimundo and van Harten 2000).

Materials examined.

Asir: Khamis Mushait, Wadi Bisha, 18°20.01'N, 42°42.13'E, 1990 m 27.IV.2011, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Al Majardah Wadi Yabah, 19°16.27'N, 41°48.46'E, 411, 12.V.2012, Al Ansi, A., LT 2exs, SN 5exs; Al Majardah, Wadi Al Talalie, 19°05.19'N, 41°47.78'E, 286 m, 12.III.2012, SN, Al Ansi, A., 2exs; Al Majardah, Wadi Khat, 19°05.37'N, 41°58.37'E, 13.III.2012, BS, Al Dhafer et al., 2exs; Khamis Mushait, 18°18'N, 42°45'E, 4.X.2005, SN, 1ex; Wadi Abha, 18°22.03'N, 42°50.82'E, 1990 m, 28.IV.2011, SN, Al Ansi, A., 2exs; Habalah, 18°02.05'N, 42°51.49'E, 25.IV.2011, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Al Majardah Wadi Qanunah, 19°24.67'N, 41°36.39'E, 348 m, 11.III.2012, SN, Al Dhafer et al., 4exs; 11.V.2011, SN, Fadl, H., 1♂6exs; Ahd Rifidh, 18°06.33'N, 42°53.82'E, 16.I.2013, SN, Al Ansi et al., 1ex; Muhail, Wadi Hali, 18°30.12'N, 42°02.21'E, 440 m, 11.II.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 4exs; Rijal Alma, Wadi Sabin, 17°48.25'N, 42°21.64'E, 194 m, 10.II.2016, SN, Fadl, H., 1ex; Maraha, Wadi Reem, 17°52.55'N, 42°16.66'E, 136 m, 9.II.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 5exs; Maraha, Wadi Ramlan, 17°47.18'N, 42°22.95'E, 180 m, 10.II.2016, SU, Al Ansi et al., 2exs; Maraha, Wadi Itwad, 17°48.25'N, 42°21.64'E, 149 m, 8.II.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 2exs; Baha: Wadi Turubah, 20°14.37'N, 41°15.23'E, 14.V.2011, SN, Fadl, H., 2exs; 14.III.2012, SN, Fadl, H., 1ex; Thee Ain, 19°55.78'N, 41°26.60'E, 741 m, 11.V.2011, SN, Fadl, H., 8exs; 14.IV.2016, SN, Soliman, A., 1ex; 12.IV.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 3exs; SN, 1ex; 15.V.2011, SN, Fadl, H., 2♂8exs; 3.VI.2012, HP, Abdel-Dayem, M., 1ex; Wadi Milan, 19°50.79'N, 41°21.01'E, 481 m, 7.III.2013, SN, Al Harbi et al., 2exs; Al Mikhwah-Muhail Rd. Hadba Hamra, 19°13.19'N, 41°46.67'E, 374 m,15.IV.2016, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Bani Hassan, 20°20.99'N, 41°21.85'E, 2214 m,12.IV.2016, SN, Soliman, A., 1ex; Jizan: Jizan-Ahd Al Masareha Rd., 17°02.28'N, 42°52.38'E, 12.III.2010, SN, Al Dhafer et al., 1ex; 11.III.2010, LT, Al Dhafer et al., 1♂; Hurub-Al Sahaleel Rd., 17°47.34'N, 42°85.65'E, 456 m, 24.V.2012, BS, Al Ansi, A., 2exs; Jizan city, 16°54'N, 42°29'E, 10.II.1982, SN, Talhouk et al., ANMA, 34exs; same data except 10.II.1981, SN, ANMA, 11exs; same data except 1.II.1983, SN, ANMA, 1ex; same data except 20.I.1979, SN, ANMA, 3exs; same data except 16.VIII.1977, SN, Fathy S., ANMA, 1ex.; Makkah: Jedah-Makkah Rd., 21°25.14'N, 39°19.49'E, 15.XII.2006, SN, 2exs; Baha-Taif Rd. Bani Malik, Wadi Rakhmat, 20°42.15'N, 40°59.46'E, 1616 m, 20°42.15'N, 40°59.46'E, 1616 m, 4.VI.2012, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1♂2exs; Najran: Rijla Wadi Najran, 17°31.56'N, 44°13.65'E, 1257 m, 15.I.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 3exs; Wadi Shuaib Barran, 17°28.94'N, 44°05.52'E, 1325 m, 16.I.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 3♂2exs; Riyadh: Riyadh, SN, Abu Yaman, 1ex; Education Farm, 24°40'N, 46°35'E, 26.III.1975, SN, 1ex; Ad Diriyah, 24°40'N, 46°35'E, 15.XII.2005, SN, 1ex; Dirab 23°30'N, 46°51'E, 13.III.2003, SN, 1ex.

Local distribution.

Specimens of this species were collected from Asir, Baha, Jizan, Makkah, Najran, and Riyadh and previously reported by Kapur (1959) from Asir and Al Hajaz, by Beccari (1971) from Jizan and Madinah, by Fürsch (1979) from Asir, and by Talhouk (1982) from Jizan, and listed by Martin (1972).

World distribution.

Asia: IQ, PAL, LE, SA, and YE; North Africa: AG, EG, and LB; AFR ( Kovář 2007).