Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773)

Coccinella axyridis Pallas, 1773: 716.

Remark.

This species is a predator of aphids (Koch 2003).

Material examined.

Riyadh: Ad Diriyah, 24°40'N, 46°35'E, 4.V.2005, SN, Turkestani, S., 1ex.

Local distribution.

This species was recently recorded by Biranvand et al. (2019) from Riyadh as a new record to SA.

World distribution.

Asia: ES, FE, GAN, GUA, GUI, GUX, HKG, HEB, HEI, HEN, HKG, HUB, HUN, JA, JIA, JIL, JIX, KZ, LIA, MG, NC, NIN, NMO, SC, SCH, SD, SHA, SHN, SHX, TAI, WS, XIN, YUN, and ZHE; introduced to Europe: CZi, FRi, GBi, and GEi; NAR and ORR ( Kovář 2007); SA (Biranvand et al. 2019), widely distributed as an invasive species in most continents (Roy et al. 2016).