Scymnus (Scymnus) nubilus MULSANT 1850

Fallahzadeh, M., Abdimaleki, R. & Saghaei, N., 2013, Contribution to the Knowledge of the Ladybird beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae), Predators of Mealybugs (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae) in Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran, Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (1), pp. 673-679 : 674

Scymnus (Scymnus) nubilus MULSANT 1850

M a t e r i a l 2♀♀, 333, Rodan, 15.09.2009, ex Nipaecoccus viridis (NEWSTEAD) on Citrus ( Rutaceae ); 13♀♀, 13, Minab 18.02.2010, ex N. viridis on Citrus; 3♀♀, 433, Minab, 18.02.2010, ex Maconellicoccus hirsutus (GREEN) on Abutilon fruticosum GUILL & PERR. (Malvaceae) ; 8♀♀, 433, Rodan, 9.10.2010, ex N. viridis on Citrus; 14♀♀, 1033, Bandar-e- Abbas, 14.10.2010, ex M. hirsutus on Ricinus communis L. ( Euphorbiaceae ); 6♀♀, 13, Bandar-e- Abbas, 14.10.2010, ex M. hirsutus on Helianthus annuus L. ( Asteraceae ); 433, Bandar-e-Abbas, 14.10.2010, ex M. hirsutus on Ficus religiosa L. ( Moraceae ).

R e m a r k s: It has been recorded as a predator of the mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (GREEN) (KUMAR & CHAKRABORTY 1997) .

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Southern Europe, Atlantic islands eastwards to Japan and Micronesia, Africa (CANEPARI 2001), Iran, Yemen and UAE ( YAZDANI 1990, RAIMUNDO & VAN HARTEN 2000, RAIMUNDO et al. 2006, 2008).