Israel Insect World

Hi Oz - Hi everybody

My first post here, so: Hello, my name is Arp, I'm from the Netherlands and have visited this site in the past, snooping around for comparison images for 'southern species' that people were inquiring about on Dutch and German fora - Oz invited us over, so now you have to live with it! ;)

Oz: Just noticed an unidentified Ladybird on your [URL=http://www.nature-of-oz.com/Coccinellidae.htm]Coccinellida pagae[/URl]

[img]http://webzoom.freewebs.com/saturnids/MOSHIT2.JPG[/img]

Looks an awfull lot like [URL=http://www.coccinellidae.net/Coccinella-undecimpunctata.html][i]Coccinella undecimpunctata[/i][/URL]

... ah ... I had prepared a collage of [i]Coc.und.[/i] to upload as an attachment or so ... is there a facility for that on-site, or do I need to host images elsewhere?

Oops rolleyes

Oz: Just noticed an unidentified Ladybird on your < href="http://www.nature-of-oz.com/Coccinellidae.htm" mce_href="http://www.nature-of-oz.com/Coccinellidae.htm">Coccinellida page



Looks an awfull lot like Coccinella undecimpunctata

Hi Arp,

Very well might be. I sadly don't have the specimen (it was given to the national collection where it was then lost). I think I will remove it from the site along with few others.

Thanks for the info!

Oz

Hi Arp,

There is an old check list but I really don't trust it since I know about too many mistakes already. A new list should be composed but for that the national collection should be re-identified and at the moment there is no one in Israel who is expert. Maybe the specimens should be sent abroad. Anyway there are few similarities among local species.

Regards,

Oz

ps - do you know if the guy from Egypt is interested in Coleoptera or photography?

Sure, I will scan it and send it to you by mail.

I read what the woman from Egypt wrote. interesting..

Regards,

Oz

Hi Arp,

If I'm currect Oz will scan for you the list from 1995. (published on Phytoparasitica 23 ) You can also look at this survey http://www.tomas-pavlicek-biologie.net/pages/insects_list_e.php those I'm don't know how reliable is it.

I can sadly say that both list are very problematic, I will send it anyway and try to see if there is any development.that I don't know of.

Hi Arp,

Here it is:

Be aware that not all of them are from Israel. Some are from Egypt ( Sinai ) which is a desert area south to Israel.

Indeed. Although Sinai species may also occur here without being discovered yet, as happened lately with a Glaphyridae sp and Tenebrionidae. As for now there are no evidence for these species here but on the other hand no systematic collecting had been taken

place in south Israel yet.