Apterogyninae (Hymenoptera: Bradynobaenidae) from Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species
Author
Gadallah, Neveen S.
Author
Al Dhafer, Hathal M.
Author
Aldryhim, Yousif N.
Author
Fadl, Hassan
Author
Elgharbawy, Ali A.
Author
Pagliano, Guido
text
Zootaxa
2014
3754
4
491
497
journal article
46639
10.11646/zootaxa.3754.4.10
208e5d08-3e29-4fdb-9cd9-5d8360ed79d9
1175-5326
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Macroocula magna
(
Invrea, 1965
)
(Figs 5, 6)
Apterogyna magna
Invrea 1965
: 56
, ♀.
Material examined.
Saudi Arabia
:
Ibex Reserve, 1♀,
11.VIII. 2007
; 2♀,
20.X.2007
.
Distribution.
Saudi Arabia
(new record),
Egypt
,
Yemen
(
Pagliano 2002
).
Remarks.
Female: head (including antenna and basal third of mandible), mesosoma, metasomal segment 1, T2 and T3 posteriorly, T4 mostly, and T5 and T6 totally reddish (Fig. 5). Terga posteriorly without fascia of silvery setae. T6 triangular, convex, smooth and shiny (Fig. 6).