An annotated checklist of Microweiseinae and Sticholotidini of Iran (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) Author Biranvand, Amir Author Nedved, Oldrich Author Tomaszewska, Wioletta Author Canepari, Claudio Author Shakarami, Jahanshir Author Fekrat, Lida Author Khormizi, Mehdi Zare text ZooKeys 2016 587 37 48 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.587.8056 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.587.8056 1313-2970-587-37 05B3555D7F194E44B05E802B6A5FCF87 05B3555D7F194E44B05E802B6A5FCF87 Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Coccinellidae Pharoscymnus ovoideus Sicard, 1929 General distribution. Israel ( Halperin et al. 1995 ), Iran, Jordan, Syria ( Kovar 2007 ), Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, The United Arab Emirates ( Raimundo et al. 2008 ). Distribution in Iran. Fars, Gilan, Kerman, Lorestan, Tehran ( Hajizadeh et al. 2003 ; Jafari and Kamali 2007 ; Abdi et al. 2012 ; Moddarres-Awal 2012 ). Host plants and prey species in Iran. This species has been collected from almond, apple, ash, citrus, conifer trees, oleander, olive, date palm, pomegranate, sloe and willow as the predator of Hemiptera , Diaspididae : Aonidiella orientalis (Newstead) and Parlatoria blanchardi ( Hajizadeh et al. 2003 , Jafari and Kamali 2007 ; Abdi et al. 2012 ; Moddarres-Awal 2012 ). Remarks. This ladybird is one of the most important predators of scale insects, including Parlatoria blanchardi , on palm trees ( Smirnoff 1956b ). This species was imported from Iran to France; after rearing, it was used against Parlatoria blanchardi in mixed fruit groves of Moritani in 1967 ( Iperti 1970 ).