Scymnus (Scymnus) interruptus (Goeze, 1777)

Ansi, Amin Al, Alkhalaf, Areej A., Fadl, Hassan, Rasool, Iftekhar & Dhafer, Hathal Al, 2020, An annotated checklist of Coccinellidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) with eight new records from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ZooKeys 1006, pp. 35-89 : 35

Scymnus (Scymnus) interruptus (Goeze, 1777)

Coccinella interrupta Goeze, 1777: 247.

Remark.

This species is widely distributed in SA and commonly found in natural habitats.

Materials examined.

Asir: Muhail Wadi Hali, 18°30.12'N, 42°02.21'E, 440 m, 11.II.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 30exs; Maraba Wadi Reem, 17°52.55'N, 42°16.66'E, 136 m, 9.II.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 41exs; Maraba Wadi Ramlan, 17°47.18'N, 42°22.95'E, 180 m, 10.II.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 19exs; Maraba Wadi Itwad, 17°48.25'N, 42°21.64'E, 149 m,8.II.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 29exs; Rijal Alma Wadi Sabin, 17°48.25'N, 42°21.64'E, 194 m, 10.II.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 12exs; Wadi Maraba, 18°10.29'N, 42°22.19'E, 1150 m,16.IV.2016, LT, Abdel-Dayem et al., 1ex; Raghdan, 20°34.25'N, 41°45.11'E, 10.IV.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 4exs; Abha, Raydah, 18°12.10'N, 42°24.54'E, 2578 m, 16.IV.2016, SN, Soliman, A., 1ex; Thalooth Al Mandhar Wadi Baqrah, 18°47.57'N, 42°01.12'E, 433 m, 12.X.2013, SN, Khan, S., 1ex; Al Mikhwah-Muhail Rd. Hadaba Hamra, 19°13.19'N, 41°46.67'E, 374 m, 15.IV.2016, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1ex; Baha: Al Mikhwah Thee Ain, 19°55.78'N, 41°26.60'E, 741 m, 18.V.2010, SN, Al Dhafer et al., 1ex; 12.IV.2016, SU, Al Ansi, A., 27exs; Wadi Turubah, 20°14.37'N, 41°15.23'E, 10.V.2011, SN, Fadl et al., 1ex; Thee Ain, 19°55.78'N, 41°26.60'E, 741 m, 13.X.2010, SN, Al Dhafer et al., 1ex; 7.III.2013, SN, Al Harbi et al., 1ex; 7.III.2013, BS, Al Harbi et al., 1ex; Jizan: Sabya-Hurub Rd., 17°16.94'N, 42°17.54'E, 97 m, 25.V.2012, BS, Al Ansi, A., 1♂1♀1ex; Jizan-Abu Arish Rd., 17°04.25'N, 42°47.05'E, 24.II.2015, SN, Al Harbi, M., 2exs; LT, 3exs; HP, 1ex; Najran: Rijla Wadi Najran, 17°31.56'N, 44°13.65'E, 1257 m, 15.I.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 3exs.

Local distribution.

It was collected from Asir, Baha, Jizan, and Najran and was previously reported by Fürsch (1979) in the taxonomic key.

World distribution.

Asia: IQ, PAL, JO, KZ, MG, TR, SY, and YE; Europe: AB, AL, AR, AU, BE, BU, BY, CR, CZ, FR, GE, GG, GR, HU, IT, UZ, WS, XIN, PT, RO, SK, SP, SZ, TR, and UK; North Africa: AG, EG, LB, MO, MR, and TU ( Kovář 2007).