Nephus (Nephus) quadrimaculatus ( Herbst, 1783 )

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), Zootaxa 4664 (1), pp. 1-46 : 23

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4664.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:839DFCCC-A83F-408E-99E3-7A51EFDF18D3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5584928
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/590187D6-FFBC-FFBA-FF22-FB2F97FC11F6
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Nephus (Nephus) quadrimaculatus ( Herbst, 1783 )
status

Treatment

Nephus (Nephus) quadrimaculatus ( Herbst, 1783)

( Fig. 11H View FIGURE 11 , Fig. 12 View FIGURE 12 )

Material: Bethlehem 1 ( PMNH # E12522, 1, 23 November 2016). Ein Samiya ( PMNH # E12523, 4 View Materials , 4 March 2018) . Bayt Jala 1 ( PMNH # E12524, 2 View Materials , 22 March 2018) . Bayt Jala 1 ( PMNH # E12525, 2 View Materials , 22 March 2018) . Battir 1 ( PMNH # E12526, 2 View Materials , 21 March 2018) . Kisan ( PMNH # E12528, 1 View Materials , 27 March 2018) . Asakra ( PMNH # E12529, 3 View Materials , 27 March 2018) . Bethlehem 1 ( PMNH # E12530, 4 View Materials , 1 April 2018) . Bethlehem 1 ( PMNH # E12531, 2 View Materials , 1 April 2018) . Karme ( PMNH # E12532, 1 View Materials , 11March 2018) . Irtas 1 ( PMNH # E12533, 8 View Materials , 25 March 2018) . Irtas 2 ( PMNH # E12534, 1 View Materials , 25March 2018) . Dayr Kremzan 1 ( PMNH # E12535, 2 View Materials , 31 March 2018) . Bayt Sahur 1 ( PMNH # E12536, 2 View Materials , 1 April 2018) . Ad-Dhahiriya 2 ( PMNH # E12537, 1 View Materials , 5 April 2018) . Bethlehem 1 ( PMNH # E12538, 1 View Materials , 1 April 2018) . Bayt Fajar 1 ( PMNH # E12539, 2 View Materials , 2 April 2018) . Bethlehem 2 ( PMNH # E12540, 3 View Materials , 2 April 2018) . Bayt Jala 2 ( PMNH # E12541, 1 View Materials , 31 March 2018) . Al-Ramadin ( PMNH # E12542, 1 View Materials , 5 April 2018) . Bayt Sahur 2 ( PMNH # E12543, 1 View Materials , 2 April 2018) . Tarqumiyah (Wadi Al Quff Reserve) 1 ( PMNH # E12544, 4 View Materials , 4 April 2018) . Bayt Ula 1 ( PMNH # E12545, 1 View Materials , 4 April 2018) . Al Aroub ( PMNH # E12546, 3 View Materials , 3 April 2018) . Bani Na’im 3 ( PMNH # E12548, 2 View Materials , 9 April 2018) . Al Baqa’a 1 ( PMNH # E12549, 1 View Materials , 9 April 2018) . Zif 2 ( PMNH # E12550, 1 View Materials , 12 April 2018) . Al Carmel 2 ( PMNH # E12551, 3 View Materials , 12 April 2018) . Tapuah ( PMNH # E12552, 1 View Materials , 21 April 2018) . Nu’eima Altahta 1 ( PMNH # E12553, 1 View Materials , 23 April 2018) . Idhna 1 ( PMNH # E12554, 1 View Materials , 5 April 2018) . Wadi Al Joz ( PMNH # E12555, 1 View Materials , 21 April 2018) .

Remarks: Nephus quadrimaculatus is a common species that was collected from cypresses, pine, oak, carob and olive trees in many localities of the studied area. It is a coccidophagous species that feeds on leaf curl aphids ( Almatni & Khalil 2008).