Nephus flavopictus (Wollaston, 1854)

Romanowski, Jerzy, Ceryngier, Piotr, Zmuda, Christian, Větrovec, Jaroslav & Szawaryn, Karol, 2020, The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from El Hierro, Canary Islands, Bonn zoological Bulletin 69 (2), pp. 249-261 : 253

Nephus flavopictus (Wollaston, 1854)

Fig. 3G

Material examined. Pozo de la Salud (28.I.2017), 1 ex. (leg. J. Krátký); El Pinar (31.I.2017), 1 ex. (leg. J. Pelikán) from Euphorbia sp. ; El Tiñor (1.II.2017), 1 ex. (leg. J. Pelikán); Pozo de las Calcosas, Charco Menso, Cueva de Don Juste, El Mocanal, El Tomillar. Guarazoca, Isora, La Caleta, La Restinga, Pozo de la Salud, Sabinar, Tamaduste, Tigaday, Valverde (7–12.IV.2019), total of 96 exx. collected from various plants, including Euphorbia sp. , Juniperus sp. , Yucca sp. , N. oleander , Pistacia lentiscus L. and Bougainvillea sp. (leg. J. Romanowski and C. Zmuda).

Distribution. Endemic Macaronesian species, reported from the Canary Islands ( Fürsch 1987; Eizaguirre 2007; Oromí et al. 2010), the Azores ( Fürsch 1966, 1987; Soares et al. 2003a) and Madeira ( Bielawski 1963; Fürsch 1987; Soares et al. 2003b).

Remarks. Two N. flavopictus specimens collected at El Monacal have a distinct color form depicted in Fig. 3G . In this form the black markings on the light area of the elytra are missing (for comparison with typically colored individuals see fig. 5K in Romanowski et al. 2019).

Figures

Fig. 3. A–C. Coccinella miranda Wollaston. A. Tegmen, inner. B. Tegmen, lateral. C. Penis, lateral. D. Pharoscymnus decempla- giatus (Wollaston), habitus of untypically colored specimen from El Hierro. E. Coccinella miranda Wollaston, habitus.F. Scymnus canariensis Wollaston, habitus of El Hierro color form.G. Nephus flavopictus (Wollaston), habitus of untypically colored specimen from El Hierro.