Scymnus (Parapullus) abietis ( Paykull, 1798 )

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 : 25

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4664.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5584932
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scientific name	Scymnus (Parapullus) abietis ( Paykull, 1798 )
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Scymnus (Parapullus) abietis ( Paykull, 1798)

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Material: Bethlehem 1 ( PMNH # E12706, 2, 11 September 2017). Ein Samiya ( PMNH # E12707, 1 View Materials , 4 March 2018) . Bethlehem 1 ( PMNH # E12708, 1 View Materials , 1 April 2018) . Bayt Ula1 ( PMNH # E12709, 1 View Materials , 4 April 2018) . Hadab Al’Alaqa ( PMNH # E12710, 2 View Materials , 15 April 2018) .

Remarks: Scymnus abietis lives on pine trees and feeds on aphids ( Khalil 2006). It was found on pine and cupressus in this study and was noted to be attracted to the yellow insect traps on olive trees in the Mediterranean area. This is the first record of this species in our region. Chen et al. (2015) reviewed and updated the subgenus Scymnus (Parapullus) and described eight new species.