Nephus (Bipunctatus) bipunctatus bipunctatus (Kugelann 1794

Abstract

<i>Nephus (Bipunctatus) bipunctatus</i> (Kugelann, 1794) <p>(Fig. 11D)</p> <p> <b>Material:</b> Kisan (PMNH # E12513, 1, 27 March 2018).</p> <p> <b>Remarks:</b> <i>Nephus bipunctatus</i> has been found on cypress plants from one site in the study area. <i>Nephus bipunctatus</i> is characterized as one of 13 predators that are effective natural enemies of mealybugs on cypress trees (Lotfalizade & Ahmadi 2000). This species was introduced to the region in 1986 but did not manage to get established (Halperin <i>et al.</i> 1995). In the present study, it is recorded only from one locality (Kisan) in the West Bank.</p>Published as part of <i>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)</i> on page 21, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4664.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/3383454">http://zenodo.org/record/3383454</a&gt