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 Pharoscymnus ovoideus Sicard, 1929 Pharoscymnus ovoideus Sicard, 1929: 61. Remark. This species is a predator of scale insects ( Martin 1972 ; Montaigne and Maouloud 1981 ; Abu-Thuraya 1982 ). Materials examined. Riyadh : Riyadh, 20.VI.1981, Talhouk et al., ANMA, 3exs, det. Fuersch 1967, 1968; Al Hariq Ar Rayn Rd., 23°33.88'N , 46°22.53'E , 737 m, 8.V.2012, LT, Al Ansi, A., 1ex. Local distribution. It has been recorded in Riyadh and was previously reported by Abu-Thuraya (1982) and listed by Martin (1972) . World distribution. Asia : IN, JO, and SY; North Africa : AG, MO, and TU; AFR ( Kovar 2007 ), SA ( Abu-Thuraya 1982 ); AE ( Raimundo et al. 2007 ).