Pharoscymnus decemplagiatus ( Wollaston, 1857 )

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

Pharoscymnus decemplagiatus ( Wollaston, 1857)

( Fig. 9 A–E)

Scymnus decemplagiatus Wollaston 1857: 137 .

= Pharoscymnus grancanariensis Uyttenboogaart 1934: 163 .

Material examined. Total of 38 specimens collected from C. equisetifolia , N. oleander , Hibiscus sp. at Caleta de Fuste (13.II.2017, 30.III.2017) and Costa Calma (30.IX.2016, 08.II.2017, 11.II.2017, 22.III.2017, 09.VIII.2017).

Distribution. The species known from Madeira ( Wollaston 1857) and western islands of the Canarian archipelago: El Hierro, Tenerife, La Gomera and La Palma ( Eizaguirre 2007; Oromí & Báez 2010). Not previously reported from Fuerteventura.

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.