Corresponding author: Amin Al Ansi (
Academic editor: J. Poorani
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Al Ansi A, Alkhalaf AA, Fadl H, Rasool I, Al Dhafer H (2020) An annotated checklist of Coccinellidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) with eight new records from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 1006: 35–89.
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Before this study, a total of 56 species were reported from Saudi Arabia in 20 genera and 12 tribes (
Several researchers have been exploring the diversity of
Syria has 20 recorded species of
Collection surveys were conducted throughout the
Map of Saudi Arabia indicating collection localities.
For the dissection of genitalia, the method of
The following information is provided for each species: current combinations of names and their synonymies, brief diagnosis (for new records only), remarks, material examined, country and world distribution (after
Species were identified using original description and all available literature reports such as
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In total, 5400 specimens including both fresh collections from
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Species with single marked asterisk * are new species record; species marked with (**) are new genera records; and species with (***) are found in old literature but not recorded in current work.
This species was reported from
This species was collected from southwest of
This species is known as the biocontrol agent of the scale insect
old collection from
This species was found in Riyadh region and listed by
This is a rare species and found only in natural ecosystems. It was found only during February and March and was collected using a
This species was collected from Asir and was previously listed by
This species was reported as a predator of mealybugs (
This species was found throughout the
This species is known as a predator of mealybugs and aphids as mentioned by R. D. Pope (1969) on the label data and was collected from wild vegetation and natural habitats. It was found from February to May and in September.
Adults of this species were collected from different localities of Asir, Baha, and Makkah. This species was previously listed by
This species is widely distributed in the kingdom and found in both natural and agroecosystems throughout the year. It was collected from
This species was collected from a variety of habitats in Asir, Baha, Jizan, Najran, Riyadh, and Qaseem provinces and previously reported by
This is a rare species and Afrotropical in distribution. There is no literature to confirm its presence in Saudi Arabia, except the Catalogue of
All the three species are restricted to the Arabian Peninsula and some Afrotropical countries. Although several researchers (
This species is restricted to the Arabian Peninsula. It was recorded from the
Al Hejaz (
This is also a rare species that was recorded from the
This is a rare species found in the Arabian Peninsula and Africa; it was recorded from the
Members of
This species was found in Asir, Baha, Jizan, and Riyadh, but the majority of specimens of
Pronotum is black with white anterolateral angles and anterior margin; elytra are black with large and rounded yellow-reddish spots. Pattern of spots on each elytron: separated spots on the shoulder, but mostly shoulder spot united with scutellar spot to a semi-circular spot outside the humeral callus; two rounded spots in the elytral centre: one near the suture and one in a more marginal position; two spots on the posterior half of elytron: one forming an inverted horizontal C and the other one stretching along the posterolateral elytral margin.
Dorsal view of
This species was previously recorded from Yemen by
A rare subspecies that is confined only to the Arabian Peninsula and was described from Yemen. In Saudi Arabia, it is widely distributed in both natural habitats and agroecosystems.
Specimens of this species were collected from Asir, Baha, Jizan, and Makkah provinces. It was previously reported from the
This species is associated with a wide range of both natural habitats and agroecosystems, predating on other arthropods. It was known to predate particularly on aphids such as
Specimens of this species were collected from Asir, Baha, Jizan, Makkah, Najran, and Riyadh and previously reported by
This species is widely distributed around the world and found in a wide range of habitats. Both adults and larvae are voracious predators of aphids (
Its specimens were collected from Eastern Province, Riyadh and Tabouk; this species was previously listed by
This species with several subspecies is widely distributed throughout the world. Both adults and larvae are known as predators of aphids. It is commonly found in the
Specimens of this species are found throughout the kingdom and were collected from Asir, Baha, Eastern province, Makkah, Riyadh, Tabouk, and Qaseem in the present study. This species was previously listed from Saudi Arabia by
This species is a predator of aphids (
This species was recently recorded by
This is a common species found almost throughout Saudi Arabia in a wide range of habitats. Both larvae and adults of this species are known as predators of aphids.
Asir, Baha, Eastern Province, Makkah, Riyadh, and Tabuk. It was previously recorded from Jizan by
Presence of this species could not be confirmed, although it was listed from the
This species was found in a variety of habitats from greenhouses, open crop fields, and in natural habitats from low to highlands. Both adults and larvae of this species feed on fungi (
This species is widely distributed in the
This is a rare species, limited to only Afrotropical region; its presence in the
This species was found from high elevated lands of Asir province and exhibited an Afrotropical distribution. It is a phytophagous coccinellid.
Specimens of this species were collected from Raydah mountains of Asir and previously reported by
This is a phytophagous coccinellid. Members of this species were found to be associated with squash and cucurbits. This species is phytophagous and has been reported as a serious pest of
This species is widely distributed in Saudi Arabia and was collected from Asir, Bahah, Jizan, Makkah, Riyadh, and Qaseem. It was previously recorded from Zilfi approximately 160 miles northwest of Riyadh by
The species of genus
This species is known as a predator of scale insects, including
This species was listed by
This species became famous at the end of the 19th century when it was introduced from its native country Australia to California for the control of cottony cushion scale (
Specimens of this species were collected from Asir and Baha provinces and previously reported from Najran by
This species is restricted to the Arabian Peninsula and can be identified by the following characters: body entirely reddish to reddish brown, some specimens have blackish head and pronotum, without black patterns on elytra and with white semi-erect short setae. Punctures on elytra are larger than those on pronotum. Base of elytra is slightly concave with rounded shoulders.
Dorsal view of
This species was collected from Asir, Jizan, and Riyadh provinces.
It was collected from Riyadh (
This species is a predator of the mealybug
Riyadh, 2.II.1980, Talhouk et al.,
It was collected from Riyadh and previously listed in the taxonomic key by
This species was collected from Asir, Baha, and Riyadh provinces. It was previously catalogued only by
This species is a predator of aphids (
It is widely distributed in Saudi Arabia and was collected from Asir, Baha, Jizan, Najran, Riyadh, Tabuk, and Qaseem provinces. Before this study, it was reported by
This species is reported as a predator on the whitefly
Dorsal view of
Body is dark brown to black, covered with rather long, whitish hairs; head is black; pronotum is whitish, at its middle with several black spots; elytra black or brown, with two arched concentric horseshoe-shaped lines, crossing the suture with their posterior part.
This is a newly recorded genus from Saudi Arabia; it was collected from Asir province.
Despite extensive visits throughout the kingdom, this species was not collected during this study period. This species is a predator of aphids (
Asir (
Body is oval, shining, convex; antennae are 9-segmented; pubescent body, overall black species; each elytron has one large reddish spot in the posterior half.
Dorsal view of
Members of this species were collected from Asir and Baha provinces.
Body is elongate oval, covered with whitish pubescence; elytra are generally black, each with two yellowish spots: the anterior one is small or inconspicuous, sometimes invisible, located on the disc, and the posterior one is subapical, large, circular, or transverse.
Dorsal view of
Members of this species were collected from Asir; it was not previously known in Saudi Arabia.
This is a rare species reported only from the
It was reported from Riyadh by
This species is found in regions of the Middle East and Africa with an Afrotropical distribution and found in natural habitats. It was generally collected in the months of May and June.
Specimens of this species were collected from Asir, Baha, Jizan and Najran. It was previously reported by
This species was not found during the present study, although it was previously recorded from Riyadh and Jizan provinces.
Riyadh and Jizan (
This species was found in Asir, Baha, and Makkah and was also reported by
This species is known as a predator of the mealybug
It is restricted to Riyadh province and previously reported from Riyadh by
The specimens were collected by
Specimens were collected from Riyadh (
This is a very rare species that is endemic to Saudi Arabia and found to be a predator of the mealybug
It was described from the Eastern province of
This is also a rare species that has not been collected since its description by
It was found in Asir province (
Presence of this species was not confirmed, except in the catalogue of
This is also a rare species and known as a predator of aphids (
It was reported from Riyadh by
Specimens of this species could not be examined due to the unavailability of material.
This species was reported from Riyadh by
This is a rare species with limited geographical distribution. It was collected from
It was described from Riyadh by
This is a very common species found throughout the year in
It was collected from different localities of Asir, Baha, Eastern Province, Jizan, Najran, and Riyadh provinces and previously reported by
This is a widely distributed species throughout the year in
Specimens of this species were collected from Eastern, Najran, and Riyadh provinces and have been previously reported from Eastern Province by
This species is distributed only in the Arabian Peninsula and is generally found in the natural habitats of
It was collected from Asir, Baha, Najran, and Riyadh and was previously reported by
This species is widely distributed in
It was collected from Asir, Baha, Jizan, and Najran and was previously reported by
This species is found in both natural habitats and agroecosystems and collected throughout the year in
It is found in Asir, Baha, Eastern, Jizan, Makkah, Najran, Riyadh, and Tabuk provinces and previously reported from Asir by
Body is elongated and convex; head is pale in males and black with anterior yellow border in females. Pronotum is black except for a narrow testaceous border on the anterior margin. Elytra are black with yellowish, reddish or pale, nearly quadrangular shoulder spot along the proximal two-thirds. Specimens of this species were found mostly in natural ecosystems, although it has been reported as a predator of the cowpea aphid,
Dorsal view of
It was collected from Asir, Baha, and Jizan.
This species has been reported from South, Central, and West Africa; Yemen (
This species is known as a predator of spider mites (
It was collected from Baha, Eastern Province, and Najran and was previously reported by
Body is elongated and oval, with dorsal and ventral sides dark, except for the mouth parts, antennae, legs, and frons, which are testaceous; dorsal surface with short, white, semi-erect, not dense pubescence; pronotum is very sparsely and finely punctate (
Dorsal view of
This is a very rare species, and only one specimen was collected from wild vegetation throughout the study period. It is also not common in the rest of the world.
Individuals of this species were collected from Asir province.
A rare species that has limited geographical distribution and found only in some countries of the Middle East. It was not collected during the study period.
It was previously reported from Asir by
This is a rare species, only known in the Arabian Peninsula, and found as a predator of armoured scale insects (
Specimens of this species were collected from Asir, Baha, and Jizan. It was previously reported by
This is a rare species with limited geographical range and found only in the Middle East and Germany. It was attracted to light in the month of May.
Riyadh province.
Dorsal view of
This species was found in the natural ecosystem of the
Members of this species were collected from Asir, Baha, and Jizan, and it was previously reported by
This species is a predator of scale insects (
It has been recorded in Riyadh and was previously reported by
Presence of this species was not confirmed, except in the catalogue of
No fresh material could be collected to examine this species. Two specimens from the collection of
Specimens were collected from the Eastern province of
This is a rare species with limited geographical distribution.
Riyadh province.
No fresh material could be collected to examine this species. Two specimens from the collection of
Specimens were collected from Al Madinah and were also reported by
This species has been recorded only in the Arabian Peninsula and is a predator of the citrus blackfly
Specimens of this species were reported from Asir, Baha, and Najran provinces and previously reported by
Data on the coccinellid fauna of the
The authors would like to express their deepest gratitude to the team of King Saud University Museum of Arthropods for their assistance in field work, technical support, and processing of specimens in the laboratory. Special thanks to the Arabian National Museum of Arthropods, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for providing us the reference collection and preserved collection to examine. Thanks to Prof. Boris Kondratieff, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, for his critical review and valuable comments. This research was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University through the Fast-track Research Funding Program. The authors thank the Deanship of Scientific Research and RSSU at King Saud University for their technical support.