The Meloidae (Coleoptera) of the United Arab Emirates with an updated Arabian checklist Author Bologna, Marco A. Author Turco, Federica text Zootaxa 2007 2007-10-29 1625 1 1 33 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1625.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.1625.1.1 1175­5334 5103300 7BB259DD-7895-44CB-82D6-0C7905049320 Lydoceras fasciatus (Fabricius, 1775) Distribution. Saudi Arabia ; new for Yemen . It was cited also from Egypt , but we never confirmed this citation; we also know records from Jordan , which need confirmation. New records. Saudi Arabia : Arabia, 5 exx. (MNHN; MNHU). Yemen : Bājil, 2 exx. (CB, MNHU). Remarks. The genus Lydoceras Marseul, 1870 , which is under revision (Bologna unpublished), is an Afrotropical element strictly related to Hycleus , but is clearly distinct by the shape of antennae, which are progressively narrowed at apex.