Ansi Amin Al, Alkhalaf Areej A, Fadl Hassan, Rasool Iftekhar, Dhafer Hathal Al
King Saud University Museum of Arthropods, Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Biology Department, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Zookeys. 2020 Dec 21;1006:35-89. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1006.59123. eCollection 2020.
The members of Coccinellidae are among the most important biological control agents being used throughout the world. The objective of this study was to provide the current scenario of this family in Saudi Arabia. Collection surveys of ladybird individuals were conducted throughout Saudi Arabia. A total of 5400 specimens of Coccinellidae were collected belonging to 51 species in 19 genera and seven tribes: Sticholotidini (2 genera / 10 species), Coccidulini (1/3), Scymnini (4/24), Diomini (1/1), Hyperaspidini (1/3), Chilocorini (3/8), Noviini (1/3), Coccinellini (8/11), Epilachnini (2/2). One genus, , and eight species and subspecies, (Fabricius, 1775), (Rossi, 1794), Korschefsky, 1931, (Weise, 1879), (Weise, 1883), Raimundo & Fürsch, 2006, Scymnus (Scymnus) scapuliferus Mulsant, 1850, and Fürsch, 1970, are reported as new records to Saudi Arabia. Two endemic species, and , were recorded. This study also describes the geographical distribution for each species and the diagnostic characters for new records.
瓢虫科的成员是全世界使用的最重要的生物防治剂之一。本研究的目的是提供沙特阿拉伯该科的现状。在沙特阿拉伯各地开展了瓢虫个体的采集调查。共采集到5400份瓢虫科标本，分属于19个属的51个物种以及7个族：食螨瓢虫族（2属/10种）、球胸瓢虫族（1/3）、小毛瓢虫族（4/24）、姬瓢虫族（1/1）、盔唇瓢虫族（1/3）、红瓢虫族（3/8）、诺氏瓢虫族（1/3）、瓢虫族（8/11）、毛瓢虫族（2/2）。有1个属、以及8个物种和亚种，即十二斑巧瓢虫（Fabricius，1775年）、菱斑巧瓢虫（Rossi，1794年）、Korschefsky，1931年、黄斑盘瓢虫（Weise，1879年）、双斑盘瓢虫（Weise，1883年）、Raimundo & Fürsch，2006年、肩胛小毛瓢虫（Scymnus (Scymnus) scapuliferus Mulsant，1850年）以及Fürsch，1970年，被报告为沙特阿拉伯新记录。记录到2个特有物种，即和。本研究还描述了每个物种的地理分布以及新记录的鉴别特征。
