Contribution to the Knowledge of the Ladybird beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae), Predators of Mealybugs (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae) in Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran Author Fallahzadeh, M. Author Abdimaleki, R. Author Saghaei, N. text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2013 2013-07-31 45 1 673 679 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5412908 0253-116X 5412908 Exochomus melanocephalus (ZOUBKOFF 1833) M a t e r i a l: 2♀♀ , 633, Bandar-e-Abbas, 30.05.2009 , ex N. viridis on Ziziphus mauritiana LAM. (Rhamnaceae) ; 20♀♀ , 13, Bandar-e-Abbas, 21.06.2009 , ex N. viridis on Z. mauritiana ; 4♀♀ , 233, Bandar-e-Abbas, 7.08.2010 , ex N. viridis on Z. mauritiana . R e m a r k s: It has been recorded as a predator of the mealybug Ferrisia virgata (COCKERELL) ( LE PELLEY 1968 ) . D i s t r i b u t i o n: South Russia , Transcaucasia, Iran ( MADER 1955 , YAGHMAEI & KHARAZI PAKDEL 1995 ).