A review of the Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) of Yemen Author Lelej, Arkady S. Author Harten, Antonius Van text Zootaxa 2006 1226 1 50 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.172671 b0d82648-af13-4bba-8318-49fa28bd2515 1175­5326 172671 Pseudophotopsis aurea ( Klug 1829 ) Mutilla aurea Klug 1829 : [18], tab. 4, fig. 13, Ψ "Ex Habissinia et Arabia deserta" [ Ethiopia and Arabia], syntypes in ZMHU. Mutilla kassalina Magretti 1898 : 42 , ♂, holotype "Kassala" [ Sudan ]. New Synonymy . Pseudophotopsis kassalina : Magretti 1906: 40 , ♂; Bischoff 1920: 99, ♂; Nonveiller 1974 : 105 , ♂. Ephutomma continua var. aurea : Magretti 1906: 37 , Ψ ( Eritrea ); Bischoff 1920: 151, ♂ ( Eritrea , Djibouti , Somalia ). Ephutomma continua aurea : Invrea 1956 : 301 , Ψ ( Somalia ). Pseudophotopsis aurea : Nonveiller 1974 : 105 , Ψ ( Yemen ). Pseudophotopsis continua arabica Hammer 1962: 2 , Ψ, holotype "Sufean, Lahej, Aden" [ Yemen ]. New Synonymy . Material examined Yemen : Sanaa, II–III.1998 , MT, AvH, 1 Ψ [ ZMAN ]; Ta’izz, 26–28.IV. 1998 , LT, AvH & A. Awad, 1 ɗ [ ZMAN ]; 12 km NW Manakhah, 24.VI–4.VIII.2003 , MT, AvH, 1 Ψ [ RMNH ]. Distribution Yemen , Eritrea , Djibouti , Somalia ( Nonveiller 1974 ). Remarks This is a very distinct species. Golden apical fringes on T2–T 5 in female (T2–T 6 in male) and hypostomal carina shape are common characters for both sexes.