Hyperaspis polita WEISE 1885

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 : 676

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scientific name	Hyperaspis polita WEISE 1885
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M a t e r i a l: 4♀♀, 13, Minab, 30.04.2009, ex M. hirsutus on Abutilon fruticosum GUILL & PERR. (Malvaceae) ; 6♀♀, 13, Rodan, 15.09.2009, ex N. viridis on Citrus; 8♀♀, Bandar-e-Abbas, 30.11.2009, ex P. solenopsis on Sesamum orientale L. ( Pedaliaceae ); 13, Bandar-e-Abbas, 30.05.2009, ex N. viridis on Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. (Rhamnaceae) ; 2♀♀, 633, Rodan, 3.09.2010, ex N. viridis on Citrus; 333, Bandar-e-Abbas, 30.11.2009, ex P. solenopsis on Sesamum orientale L. ( Pedaliaceae ); 233, Bandar-e-Abbas, 14.06.2010, ex P. solenopsis on Lantana camara L ( Verbenaceae ); 4♀♀, 13, Minab, 18.09.2010, ex P. solenopsis on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. ( Malvaceae ).

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), Planococcus vovae (NASONOV) (LOTFALIZADEH & AHMADI 2000) , Maconellicoccus hirsutus (GREEN) ( FALLAHZADEH & HESAMI 2004) , Planococcus ficus (SIGNORET) ( FALLAHZADEH et al. 2011) .

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Lebanon and the coastal areas of the Eastern Mediterranean region, Turkey, Iran to Pakistan and dry regions in South Western Asia ( YAZDANI 1990, RAIMUNDO & VAN HARTEN 2000, RAIMUNDO et al. 2006).

References

FALLAHZADEH M. & S. HESAMI (2004): Study of the natural enemies of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) in Jahrom region of Fars province. - Proceeding of the 16 th Plant Protection Congress of Iran, Tabriz 28 August- 1 September 2004 Tabriz, University of Tabriz, Iran, pp 47.

FALLAHZADEH M., JAPOSHVILI G., SAGHAEI N. & K. M. DAANE (2011): Natural enemies of Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Fars Province vineyards, Iran. - Biocontrol Science and Technology 21 (4): 427 - 433.

HESAMI S. & M. FALLAHZADEH (2004): Study of the natural enemies of the citrus mealybug Nipaecoccus viridis (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) in Jahrom region of Fars province. - Proceeding of the 16 th th Plant Protection Congress of Iran, Tabriz 28 August- 1 September 2004 Tabriz, University of Tabriz, Iran, pp 50.

NOVIN M. (2000): The biology and population fluctuations of Nipaecoccus viridis (NEWS.) and its natural enemies in citrus orchards of Dezful. - M. Sc. Thesis, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. 152 pp.

RAIMUNDO A. A. C. & A. VAN HARTEN (2000): An annotated checklist of Coccinellidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of Yemen. - Fauna of Arabia 18: 211 - 243.

RAIMUNDO A. C., FURSCH H. & A. van HARTEN (2006): Additional notes on the ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of Yemen with descriptions of new species. - Fauna of Arabia 21: 217 - 245.

YAZDANI A. (1990): The coccinellids (Col.; Coccinellidae) Fauna of Fars province. - M. Sc. Thesis, Shiraz University, 145 pp.