Faunistic study of Ladybird (Col.: Coccinellidae) in Lorestan province and report of new records in Iran

In this study species diversity of Coccinellids (Col. Coccinellidae) was studied in Lorestan province during 2001-2005. Altogether 28 species from 14 genera, 7 tribe and 4 subfamilies were collected and identified. External characters plus characteristics of the male and female genitalia were used in order to diagnose species. Among Coccinellid species collected, two species were new records in Iran. The scientific names of the species according to their subfamilies and tribes are as follows. Species marked with * and ** are considered as new records in Lorestan province and Iran respectively. Some species were identified or confirmed by Dr. Helmut Fursch in Germany. 1- Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus 1758 15- E. gebleri Weise 1878 * 2- Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) 1777 16- E. undulates Weise 1878 * 3- Oenopia conglobata (Linnaeus) 1758 * 17- Platynaspis luteorubra (Goeze) 1777 * 4- O. oncina (Olivier) 1808 18- Scymnus apetzi Mulsant 1847 * 5- Adalia bipunctata (Linnaeus) 1758 * 19- S. pallipes Mulsant 1850 * 6- A. decimpunctata (Linnaeus) 1758 * 20- S. pallipediformis Gunther 1958 * 7- Aphidecta obliterata (Linnaeus) 1758 ** 21- S. frontalis (Fabricius) 1787 * 8- Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus) 1758 * 22- S. apetzoides Capra & Fursh 1967* 9- Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus) 1758 * 23- S. subvillosus (Goeze) 1777 * 10- Chilocorus bipustulatus Linnaeus 1758 24- S. syriacus (Marseul) 1868 11- Exochomus melanocephalus Zoubkoff 1833 * 25- S. mediterraneus Khnzorian 1977 ** 12- E. nigromaculatus (Goeze) 1777 * 26- S. araraticus Khnzorian 1977 * 13- E. quadripustulatus Linnaeus 1758 * 27- Stethorus gilvifrons Mulsant 1851* 14- E. pubescens Kuster 1848 * 28- Pharoscymnus ovoideus