The family Bombyliidae in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Diptera: Brachycera: Asiloidea)
Author
El-Hawagry, Magdi S.
Author
Al Dhafer, Hathal M.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-04-24
4590
1
59
94
journal article
26974
10.11646/zootaxa.4590.1.3
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Genus
PTEROBATES
Bezzi
Pterobates
Bezzi, 1921
: 130
.
Type
species:
Anthrax apicalis
Wiedemann, 1821
, by monotypy.
Hosts: Cocoons of
Pompilidae (Hymenoptera)
(
Yeates & Greathead 1997
).
Pterobates chalybaeus
(
Röder, 1887
)
(
Fig. 15
)
Exoprosopa chalybaea
Röder, 1887
: 75
.
Type
locality:
Lebanon
. Distribution: AF:
Saudi Arabia
[as “South western part”]. PA:
Egypt
,
Israel
,
Lebanon
,
Syria
. Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Jabal Shada Al A’Ala Protected Area (Al-Mekhwa Gov.), Ghabet Raghdan (Al-
Baha
Gov.).
Asir
: Abha escarpment,
Raydah Protected Area
(Abha Gov.)
.
Makkah
: Taief escarpment (Taief
Gov.). Dates of collection: May to November.