Scymnus (Pullus) suturalis

Abstract

Scymnus (Pullus) suturalis (Thunberg, 1795) (Fig. 11P, Fig. 15) Material: Ein Samiya (PMNH # E12737, 2, 4 March 2018). Ein Samiya (PMNH # E12738, 1, 4 March 2018). Ein Al ‘ Auja (PMNH # E12743, 1, 16 April 2018). Bayt Jala 1 (PMNH # E12739, 3, 22 March 2018). Bayt Sahur 1 (PMNH # E12740, 4, 1 April 2018). Ad-Dhahiriya 2 (PMNH # E12741, 1, 5 April 2018). Dura 1 (PMNH # E12746, 1, 15 April 2018). Irtas 1 (PMNH # E12745, 4, 25 March 2018). Wadi Kelt (PMNH # E12742, 1, 16 April 2018). Bethlehem 1 (PMNH # E12744, 1, 31 May 2018). Remarks: Scymnus (Pullus) suturalis is a Palaearctic aphidophagous species that occurs on conifers (Lyon & Montgomery 1995). It was collected from Cupressus trees of different localities visited during the current study and noted feeding on scale insects of these trees. This is the first documentation of such a feeding habit for this species and this is the first record of this species in our region.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 26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4664.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/338345