Nephus (Nephus) crucifer Fleischer, 1900

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

Nephus (Nephus) crucifer Fleischer, 1900

Local distribution.

This species was found in Asir, Baha, and Makkah and was also reported by Fürsch (1979) from Asir province.

Materials examined.

Asir: Ahd Rifidh, 18°06.33'N, 42°53.82'E, 16.I.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 3♂3♀; Baha: Al Mikhwah, 19°49.44'N, 41°22.85'E, 430 m, 18.V.2010, SN, Al Dhafer et al., 1♂; Wadi Al Zaraeb, 20°03.60'N, 41°23.19'E, 2123 m, 15.V.2010, BS, Sharaf, M., 1♂; Sad Medhas, 20°13.26'N, 41°16.53'E, 1781 m, 9.III.2012, SN, Al Dhafer et al., 1♂; Wadi Turubah, 20°14.37'N, 41°15.23'E, 9.III.2012, SN, Al Dhafer et al., 1♀; Shabreqah station, 20°08.03'N, 41°23.60'E, 2267 m, 24.IV.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 1♂1♀; King Saud Rd., 20°00.28'N, 41°27.91'E, 2132 m, 25.IV.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 2♂2♀; Shuaib Wadi Turubah, 20°14.37'N, 41°15.23'E, 24.IV.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 1♂; Midan Al Shuhadaa, 20°00.00'N, 41°27.99'E, 2124 m, 25.IV.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 1♀; Rahwan 10 km outside of Baha, 20°04.03'N, 41°27.01'E, 2272 m, 24.IV.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 1♀; Baidah Dam, 20°11.88'N, 41°24.06'E, 1880 m, 24.IV.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 1♂; Al Lishtah Village 20 km outside of Baha, 26.IV.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 1♂; Makkah: 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, BS, Al Ansi, A., 1♀.

World distribution.

Asia: IN, SA, TD, UZ, and KZ; AFR ( Kovář 2007).