An annotated checklist of Coccinellidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) with eight new records from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Author Ansi, Amin Al King Saud University Museum of Arthropods, Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia alansiamin@yahoo.com Author Alkhalaf, Areej A. Biology Department, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Author Fadl, Hassan Entomology Departments, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt Author Rasool, Iftekhar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8955-2340 King Saud University Museum of Arthropods, Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Author Dhafer, Hathal Al https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4911-2332 King Saud University Museum of Arthropods, Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia text ZooKeys 2020 2020-12-21 1006 35 89 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1006.59123 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1006.59123 1313-2970-1006-35 4DD580698DFE44448DBA652DF0D671B8 26AC8E7A5F545D1EAB22F6C03B5D215E Novius cardinalis (Mulsant, 1850) Vedalia cardinalis Mulsant, 1850: 906. Remark. 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 ( I. purchasi ) in citrus orchards, producing the first major success in biological control. This species is now introduced to all continents, except Antarctica ( Raimundo and van Harten 2000 ). Material examined. Asir : Khamis Mushait, Wadi Baisha, 27.IV.2011, SN, Al Ansi, A., 1♀; Baha : Al Mandaq, Wadi Turubah, 20°14.37'N , 41°15.23'E , 3.VI.2012, BS, Al Ansi, A., 2♂1♀; Raghdan, 20°34.25'N , 41°45.11'E , 16.V.2010, SN, Al Dhafer et al., 1♀; Rahwan, 20°04.03'N , 41°27.01'E , 2272 m, 24.V.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 2exs; King Saud Rd., 20°00.28'N , 41°27.91'E , 2132 m, 25.V.2013, BS, Al Ansi et al., 3exs. Local distribution. Specimens of this species were collected from Asir and Baha provinces and previously reported from Najran by Abu-Thuraya (1982) . World distribution. Asia : AE, FUG, HAI, GUA, HEN, HKG, HUB, IN, PAL, JA, JIA, JIX, JO, PA, SC, SCH, SHA, SHG, TAI, TR, YUN, and ZHE; Europe : AL, BU, CR, FR, GR, IT, MA, PT, SP, and TR; North Africa : CI, AG, EG, LB, MO, and TU; AFR , AUR , NAR , NTR , and ORR ( Kovar 2007 ).