Nephus (Geminosipho) fenestratus (SAHLBERG 1913)

Fallahzadeh, M., Abdimaleki, R. & Saghaei, N., 2013, Contribution to the Knowledge of the Ladybird beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae), Predators of Mealybugs (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae) in Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran, Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (1), pp. 673-679 : 675

Nephus (Geminosipho) fenestratus (SAHLBERG 1913)

M a t e r i a l 6♀♀, 1033, Rodan, 15.09.2009, ex N. viridis on Citrus ( Rutaceae ); 9♀♀, 13, Minab 18.02.2010, ex N. viridis on Citrus; 1♀, 333, Rodan, 3.09.2010, ex N. viridis on Citrus; 4♀ ♀, 233, Minab 12.06.2010, ex N. viridis on Citrus; 5♀♀, 13, Rodan, 16.07.2010, ex N. viridis on Citrus; 4♀♀, 233, Rodan, 12.10.210, ex N. viridis on Citrus.

R e m a r k s: It has been recorded as a predator of the mealybug Nipaecoccus viridis

(NEWSTEAD) (ASADEH & MOSSADEGH 1991, MOSSADEGH & KOCHEILI 1993, NOVIN

2000, HESAMI & FALLAHZADEH 2004), Maconellicoccus hirsutus (GREEN)

( FALLAHZADEH & HESAMI 2004).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Egypt, Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia ( FÜRSCH 1979), Yemen and UAE ( RAIMUNDO & VAN HARTEN 2000; RAIMUNDO et al. 2006, 2008).