Nephus (Sidis) hieckei riyadhensis FÜRSCH 1979

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

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5412908
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/92176766-1F76-4F21-AF9F-220AA47DCA75
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Nephus (Sidis) hieckei riyadhensis FÜRSCH 1979
status

Treatment

M a t e r i a l: 13♀♀, 633, Bandar-e-Abbas, 30.11.2009, ex P. solenopsis on Sesamum orientale L. ( Pedaliaceae ); 20♀♀, 433, Bandar-e-Abbas, 14.06.2010, ex P. solenopsis on Lantana camara L ( Verbenaceae ); 5♀♀, 233, Minab, 18.09.2010, ex P. solenopsis on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. ( Malvaceae ); 7♀♀, Rodan, 19.04.2010, ex P. solenopsis on Solanum nigrum L. ( Solanaceae ).

R e m a r k s: The nominal species has been recorded as a predator of the mealybug

Planococcus citri (RISSO) ( FÜRSCH 1979) View in CoL .

D i s t r i b u t i o n: The nominal species has been recorded from Portugal, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq. The subspecies was only known from Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and UAE ( FÜRSCH 1979, RAIMUNDO & VAN HARTEN 2000, RAIMUNDO et al. 2006, 2008)