Pharoscymnus flexibilis ( Mulsant, 1853 )

Romanowski, Jerzy, Ceryngier, Piotr, Větrovec, Jaroslav & Szawaryn, Karol, 2019, The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Zootaxa 4646 (1), pp. 101-123 : 117-118

Pharoscymnus flexibilis ( Mulsant, 1853)

( Fig. 9 F–K)

Scymnus flexibilis Mulsant 1853: 271 . Material examined. Total of 122 specimens were collected at 10 study sites. Details are given in a separate paper by Romanowski et al. (2018).

Distribution. The species is widely distributed in southern and western Asia, including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Yemen ( Raimundo & Harten 2000; Kovář 2007; Raimundo et al. 2008; Biranvand et al 2016). Recorded also in Brazil, where it was originally described as Neojauravia naeida ( Gordon & Almeida, 1991) , later synonymized with P. flexibilis by Poorani & Booth (2006). Recently reported for the first time from Fuerteventura and the Canary Islands by Romanowski et al. (2018).

Figures

FIGURE 9. Pharoscymnus decemplagiatus: A) abdomen, male; B) habitus, dorsal; C) tegmen, inner; D) tegmen, lateral; E) penis; Pharoscymnus flexibilis: F) abdomen, male; G) habitus, dorsal; H) tegmen, inner; I) tegmen, lateral; J) penis; K) upper part of bursa copulatrix and spermatheca.