Revision of the digger wasps of the Ampulicidae and Heterogynaidae (Hymenoptera) of Saudi Arabia,with the description of a new species of the enigmatic genus Heterogyna Nagy |
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| Authors: | Ahmed Mostafa Soliman Neveen Samy Gadallah Michael Ohl Hathal Mohammed Al Dhafer |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O.BOX 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;2. Zoology Department, Faculty of Science (Boys), Al-Azhar University, P.O.Box 11884, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt;3. Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt;4. Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Invalidenstr. 43, 10115 Berlin, Germany |
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| Abstract: | The apoid wasps of the families Ampulicidae and Heterogynaidae of Saudi Arabia are revised. In Ampulicidae, four species in three genera are reported, of which three species are recorded for the first time from Saudi Arabia (Al-Baha, Asir and Riyadh regions): Ampulex assimilis Kohl, Dolichurus arabicus Ohl and Trirogma caerulea Westwood. Additionally, the family Heterogynaidae is reported for the first time from Saudi Arabia (Asir and Riyadh regions), and a new species, Heterogyna saudita sp. nov., is described, diagnosed and illustrated. An illustrated key to the species of Heterogyna from the Arabian Peninsula is provided. www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C23C70A7-AA1C-47C0-951A-D164E7B20001 |
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| Keywords: | Ampulicidae Heterogynaidae Saudi Arabia a new species new records |
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