Cheilomenes propinqua nilotica ( Mulsant, 1850 )

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

Cheilomenes propinqua nilotica ( Mulsant, 1850)

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Material: Bayt Ula 2 ( PMNH # E12282, 1, 4 April 2018).

Remarks: Halperin et al. (1995) records this species as very common in more than 100 localities in the region. However, in the present study, it is recorded only in one site in the south of the West Bank, preying on aphids on almond trees.

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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).