Scymnus (Pullus) syriacus (Marseul, 1868) (Fig. 11Q, Fig. 16) Materials: Nu’eima 1 (PMNH # E12747, 1, 5 March 2018). Ein AlBeida 1 (PMNH # E12748, 1, 8 March 2018). Ein Samiya (PMNH # E12749, 1, 4 March 2018). An-Nabi Musa (PMNH # E12750, 2, 16 April 2018). Ein Fasa’ll (PMNH # E12751, 3, 16 April 2018). Jericho 2 (PMNH # E12752, 1, 23 April 2018). Deir Krntl 1 (PMNH # E12753, 1, 23 April 2018). Jericho 1 (PMNH # E12754, 2, 23 April 2018). Remarks: Scymnus syriacus is an aphidophagous species feeding on a wide range of aphids on different vegetables, fruits and wild plants (Khalil 2006). It is a common species in our region (Halperin et al. 1995). Most of our samples were collected from the Sudanian penetration zone on Atriplex, cane, citrus, Prosopis and jujube plants.

Published as part of Najajrah, Mohammad H., Swaileh, Khalid M. & Qumsiyeh, Mazin B., 2019, Systematic list, geographic distribution and ecological significance of lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from the West Bank (Central Palestine), pp. 1-46 in Zootaxa 4664 (1) on page 26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4664.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3383454