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Book Fauna Palaestina 4 Year 2014 By Prof Dr Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf von Jaffa ISBN 978-9950-383-77-7

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name ―Marienkäfer‖ translates to ―Marybeetle‖ (Wikipedia). The<br />

Arabic name ―Um <strong>Ali</strong>‖ أم علً‏ translates to ―Mother of <strong>Ali</strong>‖. In<br />

some Arabic countries it is called ―Abu <strong>Ali</strong>‖ أبو علً‏ (Father of<br />

<strong>Ali</strong>) or ―Um Sulayman‖ أم سلٌمان (Mother of Solomon).<br />

The Cream-Streaked Ladybird or 4-Spot Ladybird Beetle (Harmonia<br />

quadripunctata) from Palestine. Photo by Oz Rittner.<br />

http://www.nature-of-oz.com/coccinellidae.htm<br />

Physical Appearance<br />

Most coccinellids have oval, dome-shaped bodies with six short<br />

legs. Depending on the species, they can have spots, stripes, or no<br />

markings at all. Seven-spotted coccinellids are red or orange with<br />

three spots on each side and one in the middle; they have a black<br />

head with white patches on each side (Wikipedia).<br />

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