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Scymnus (Scymnus) interruptus

Description

Scymnus (Scymnus) interruptus (Goeze, 1777)

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Material: Ein Al ‘Auja (PMNH # E12715, 1, 16 April 2018). Ein Fasa’ll (PMNH # E12716, 1, 16 April 2018). Jericho 1 (PMNH # E12717, 1, 23 April 2018).

Remarks: Scymnus interruptus was collected from Vitex agnus-castus and citrus trees around the Jordan Valley region. It was recorded from the south of Syria feeding mainly on aphids on a wide range of plants and on pollen grains when food is scarce (Khalil 2006). This is the first record of this species in our region.

Notes

Published as part of Najajrah, Mohammad H., Swaileh, Khalid M. & Qumsiyeh, Mazin B., 2019, Systematic list, geographic distribution and ecological significance of lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from the West Bank (Central Palestine), pp. 1-46 in Zootaxa 4664 (1) on page 25, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4664.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3383454

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
PMNH
Event date
2018-04-16 , 2018-04-23
Family
Coccinellidae
Genus
Scymnus
Kingdom
Animalia
Material sample ID
1
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Goeze
Species
interruptus
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2018-04-16 , 2018-04-23
Taxonomic concept label
Scymnus (Scymnus) interruptus (Goeze, 1777) sec. Najajrah, Swaileh & Qumsiyeh, 2019

References

  • Goeze, E. (1777) Entomologische Beytrage zu des Ritter Linne Zwolften Ausgabe des Natursystems. Erster Theil (Vol. 1). Bey Weidmanns Erben und Reich. 1777 - 1783, 764 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 45974
  • Khalil, N. (2006) Contribution to a Taxonomic and Environmental Study of the Coccinellidae in Southern Syria (PhD thesis). Damascus University, 307 pp. [Unpublished Data]