Coccinella (Neococcinella) undecimpunctata ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

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 : 10

Coccinella (Neococcinella) undecimpunctata ( Linnaeus, 1758)

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Material: Marj Na’je 1 ( PMNH # E12426, 2, 6 March 2018). Jericho 2 ( PMNH # E12427, 1 , 23 April 2018) . Jericho 4 ( PMNH # E12425, 1 , 23 April 2018) . Taibe ( PMNH # E12429, 1 , 12 April 2013) . Nablus ( PMNH # E12430, 1 , March 2014) . Dayr Balut ( PMNH # E12431, 1 , 25 March 2017) . Al-Auja 1 ( PMNH # E12428, 1 , 6 March 2018) .

Remarks: It is surprising that with extensive collections in the area of the South West Bank, we were able to note this species only in Jericho and Auja and a couple of other localities in the northern parts of the West Bank. The use of this species in Integrated Pest Management ( IPM) is very common because of its specialization in feeding on aphids and because it is less susceptible to selective pesticides that kill aphids ( Cabral et al. 2011). Coccinella undecimpunctata suffers from intraguild predation by the competitor species Harmonia axyridis ( Félix & Soares 2004) .

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FIGURE 2. Dorsal habitus images of the Coccinellidae of the West Bank: A–C. Adalia (Adalia) decempunctata, D. Cheilomenes propinqua nilotica, E. Coccinella (Neococcinella) undecimpunctata, F. Harmonia quadripunctata, G. Coccinella (Coccinella) septempunctata, H. Hippodamia (Adonia) variegata, I & J Oenopia conglobata (Scale bar = 5 mm).

FIGURE 4. Localities where Coccinella (Neococcinella) undecimpunctata was collected during the course of this study.